1.215 FAQ-958 How to reduce the data points of the plot regularly?

Last Update: 9/12/2024

Two ways to reduce data points of plot regularly:

Method 1:

  1. With the graph window activated, select Format: Plot... menu to open Plot Details dialog.
  2. Go to the Display tab (in Origin 2025) or the Drop Lines tab in Origin 2024b and earlier versions.
  3. In the Data Points Display Control area, use the drop-down menu to select Skip Points by Increment under the Data Points Display Control block. Set the skip frequency. Note: If 5 is entered in the text box, then only the first out of every 5 data points will be displayed; the remaining 4 data points will be skipped.

Method 2:

  1. Go to the source worksheet, highlight the column with source data, select Worksheet: Reduce Rows menu to open the Reduce Rows dialog.
  2. In this dialog, set Reduce Method to Delete N Rows, then skip M rows, Delete Rows to 4, Skip Rows to 1, Output as <new>.
  3. Click OK button to reduce the data rows. Highlight the result columns and plot a new graph with less data points.

Keywords:Reduce Points, delete points, skip points