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title: Lines and Textures Feature
description: Learn how to add lines and textures to Proqio graphs
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# Lines and Textures Feature
## Using Lines and Textures on graphs in Proqio can significantly enhance data visualization and make it easier to interpret important levels, limits, thresholds, and data ranges.
### Navigation
To access the **Lines and Textures** feature:
1. Navigate to **Instrument Setup**.
2. Open the **Lines and Textures** option.
3. Click the **Add Lines or Texture** dropdown.
4. Select either **Line** or **Texture**.
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### How to Add Lines
Lines can be used to mark a specific value or reference level on a graph.
#### Steps
1. Select **Line** from the dropdown by following the [navigation](https://help.proqio.com/lines-and-textures-feature#Navigation).
2. Select the **field** to which you want to apply the line.
3. Add a **description** of what you want the line to represent. This desciption will appear as text adjacent to the line.
4. Enter the **value** at which you want the line to appear.
5. Select the required **line style**:
- **Dot**
- **ShortDash**
- **Solid
**
6. Select the desired **color** for the line.
7. Click **Save** to apply the changes.
You can use the **Add Line** option to add multiple reference lines to the same graph.
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### How to Add Textures
Textures can be used to highlight a specific range or area on a graph, making it easier to identify important zones or operating ranges.
#### Steps
1. Select **Texture** from the dropdown by following the [navigation.](https://help.proqio.com/lines-and-textures-feature#Navigation)
2. Select the **field** to which you want to apply the texture.
3. Add a **description** of what you want the line to represent. This desciption will appear as text adjacent to the line.
4. Enter the **Upper Limit** and **Bottom Limit** to define the range where the texture should be displayed.
5. From the **Color** option, select the desired color and texture.
- Click **Save** to apply the changes.
You can use the **Add Texture** option to add multiple textured ranges to the graph.
**Note:** In case the Upper/Lower limits or values are the same for multiple parameters/fields, you can select multiple fields at once when adding lines or textures.
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