# Create a trend

To use a trend object, create a trend on a graphic display and configure it to show data from a data log model.

## To create a trend

1. In the Graphics Display editor, from the Object menu, select Trending > Trend or click the trend icon in the toolbox.
2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the trend to be.
3. Double-click the trend object to open its Properties dialog box.
4. In the Properties dialog box, specify:
   - How the trend looks.
   - How the trend works at runtime.
   - The pens to use on the trend.
   - The horizontal axis and vertical axis.
   - The tags or expressions to plot.

## See also

What is a trend?

Set up how the trend looks

Set up how the trend works at runtime

Set up pens for the trend

Set up the horizontal axis for the trend

Keywords: trend, create