Batch Processing

Import Filter (*.oif)

• Save custom settings for the Import Wizard
• Supports both ASCII and Simple Binary files
• Perform drag-and-drop importing using filters

Import Theme

• Save customized import settings as Dialog Themes
• Supports ASCII, CSV, Excel, and Third-Party Files
• Quick access to Themes from the menu

Save Import Settings into Worksheet

• Save import settings into the worksheet itself
• Useful for creating Analysis Templates™

Database Queries

• Save connection and query information for relational databases in project or worksheet.

Time-Saving Import Features

Import Multiple Files

• Support for importing multiple files at the same time.

Extract Metadata

Within the context of data file import, metadata might include such things as the date and time of data acquisition, and other measurement parameters. Origin is able to extract various bits of metadata and save this information for later use in your graphing and analysis operations.

Post-Import Script

• Post-process your imported data using custom LabTalk script.

Save Graph Settings

Graph Template

Templates allow you to quickly create consistent-looking graphs. Use the built-in templates provided with Origin, or customize them further to meet your specific needs.

Graph Theme

Apply a Graph Theme to one or more existing graphs, and change various object properties such as layer size, page color, plot symbol type and color, etc.

Copy and Paste Formats

Copy and paste formatting from one plot to another, without the need for repeating steps to customize an existing graph.

Batch Plotting

Origin supports batch plotting. If you have several workbooks, worksheets or columns with similar data, you can create one graph and then clone that graph using other data:

• Duplicate Graphs Using Data from Different Books
• Duplicate Graphs Using Data from Different Sheets
• Duplicate Graphs Using Data from Different Columns
• Add data from many sheets/books into a combined graph or an existing graph

Smart Plotting with Cloneable Graph Templates

Worksheet column to graph layer associations are saved in the template, allowing for one-click creation of graphs from sheets with similar data structure:

• Cloneable Templates remember the "DNA" of the graph: Mapping of worksheet columns to layers and data plots
• Smart Plotting: Simply select a matching template to recreate complex graphs from new data

Dialog Themes

Settings in analysis dialogs and most other data processing dialogs can be saved as a Dialog Theme file. Once saved, Theme files containing your custom settings can be recalled as needed. Multiple Theme files can be saved from each dialog, allowing for easy repeat analysis of datasets that may each require different settings.

Analysis Templates

Origin's ability to recalculate results on parameter or data change, can be used to create Analysis Templates™ for repeat analysis.

Analysis Templates can be a single workbook or an entire Origin project. Import data, perform your analysis and, optionally, create a custom report sheet combining graphs and results. Save the book or project as an Analysis Template, then re-use the Template to analyze similar data.

Column Formula

You can save a formula in a worksheet column, allowing you to quickly and repeatedly perform column-based calculations on your data.

Time-Saving Analysis Features

Recalculation of Analysis Results

Origin supports automatic or manual recalculation of results for most analysis and data processing operations. You can update analysis results by:

• Importing or copy-pasting new data
• Re-opening dialog and changing analysis parameters

Batch Import by Cloning Workbook

By treating the current workbook as a temporary template, Origin provides a quick, yet powerful, way to apply cell formatting and data analyses made on the current workbook, to multiple imported files.

Clone an Origin Project

Clone an Origin project to easily replicate graphing and analysis tasks with new data.

• Set up a Master Origin project with your desired data, graphs and analysis, using multiple windows such as workbooks graphs, reports etc as needed
• Save your master project. Then from File menu, select Clone current Project...
• Import new data into the data sheets of the cloned project to update all of your graphs and analysis results in the project
• Optionally add a Data Connector link to the master project data sheets, in the cloned proje

Repeat Analysis on All Plots in Graph or All Columns in Worksheet

Once you perform an analysis, you can elect to repeat the analysis on all plots in the same graph or all columns in the same worksheet.

Copy & Paste Fitting Operation

You can perform curve fitting on one data curve, and then "copy and paste" the fitting operation to other selected curves in the same graph, or to other graphs.

Use Gadgets for Analyzing Multiple Curves

With Gadgets, you can customize the analysis settings on one curve, and quickly generate a report table with results from all curves in the graph.

Copy & Paste Formula between Columns

Set Multiple Column Values

Batch Peak Analysis PRO

Origin provides a Batch Peak Analysis tool that allows peak analysis on multiple datasets.

With the Batch Peak Analysis tool, you can:

• Save custom settings to a reusable Theme file
• Create/Subtract a baseline for multiple datasets using settings from a saved Theme
• Integrate/Find peaks from multiple datasets by using a saved Theme
• Find and fit multiple peaks in multiple datasets using a saved Theme
• Generate a summary report sheet listing dataset names and corresponding peak analysis results

Batch Processing with Analysis Templates

Origin provides options to process multiple files or datasets and create summary reports, from the GUI without programming:

• Batch Processing with Analysis Templates

• Support use of Microsoft Word templates for report creation

• Analysis Template support for importing multiple files to sequential worksheets

• Run script before or after each process

• Append results by rows or columns in the summary report

• Open Books button to view detailed result of one data in the summary report