Task 3: Apply a Plot Template

Now that you've learned how to create a Plot Template, you will learn how to apply the templates in two ways.

Apply a Plot Template Manually 

1. Close the plot and reopen it from the time series icon.
2. Select Apply Template from the File menu within the plot.
3. Navigate to the C:\CWMS_Class\watershed\Workshop_HEC_RussianRiver\shared directory.
4. Select the template you just created in the previous task and click the Open button.

5. Plot a few other time series icons and repeat steps 2 through 4 to apply the template manually.

Apply a Plot Template Automatically

It is easy to apply a plot template manually, but it could take a considerable amount of effort if there are a lot of plots that you want to apply the template too. You will now learn how to apply a plot template automatically within the CAVI.

1. Close all open plots.
2. From the Setup tab, select Map Layers from the Maps menu to open the Map Layers dialog.
3. Expand the Time Series Icons layer, right-click on Stage, and select Properties.
   
4. Click the Template tab.
   
5. Click the Browse button on the dialog, and select the template file.
6. Choose Flow from the Layer drop-down menu at the top of the dialog and apply the template file. 
7. Click OK button on the dialog to close the Map Layers dialog.
8. Save the watershed.
9. Switch to the Visualization tab and select Plot from one of the time series icons. Notice that the template is now applied automatically.
10. Close all open plots.

Insert a plot into a Microsoft Word Document

1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new blank document.
2. Switch to the CAVI, and open the Calpella plot again.
3. Save the plot as an image file by selecting Save As from the File menu.
4. Enter the file name C:\CWMS_Class\plot and select .png as the file type.

5. Import the image file by selecting Insert → Picture from the ribbon control within Word (image file name C:\CWMS_Class\plot.png).