# Set up pens for the trend

Use the Pens tab of the Trend Object Properties dialog box to specify pens for the trend.

## Prerequisite

- Assign tags or expressions to the pens on the Connections tab.

## To set up pens

1. In the Graphics Display editor, double-click the trend to open the Trend Object Properties dialog box.
2. Click the Pens tab.
3. Specify how each pen looks and the data log model to use.

   Tip: | Tag names will show after tags are assigned on the Connections tab.

## See also

What is a trend?

Create a trend

Options on the Pens tab of the Trend Object Properties dialog box

Apply attributes to multiple pens

Plot a value across the full width of the trend