### Collecting Data Using DataGauge+

Before proceeding with this portion of the measurement process, you should have already started a measurement session.

1. Now that you've opened a measurement session, click the Start button from the Measurement Toolbar just under the ribbon to tell the software to accept data incoming from any connected gauge devices or from the keyboard if keyboard input is supported. The Measurement Toolbar also shows your current Lot Number and variable set.

2. Measure the current feature using the gauge devices by following any text-based instructions in the task bar. Also, consult the side bar for any image helps that may have been provided by the administrator. You can double-click on the image in the side bar to see a full screen view. Double-clicking again sets it back to its original size.

3. As measurement progresses, the following occurs:

- In Multiline display mode, the cursor moves from field to field as you measure each item.
  If needed, you can zoom in and out on this table-like grid of cells by holding down CTRL and scrolling the mouse wheel forward or back.
  If needed, you can switch whether the dimension variable name appears on the side of the table-like grid as rows or on the top as columns by right-clicking and choosing Switch Axis.

- In Single display mode, the screen image and data changes from dimension to dimension to show the dimension to measure, the current sample index number, the dimension name, the nominal value, any tolerances, and a help image depicting the dimension to measure if provided.

4. If keyboard input is supported for a dimension, you can double-click on a field in Multiline display mode to type the data into the proper field as needed.

5. In the left side bar, the following occurs:

- On the run chart, a point appears (A) showing the location in relation to the green nominal line (B), and the red tolerance lines (C).

- The measured value appears in the bottom pane (D).

Hint: To zoom in or out on the chart, click on the chart, hold CTRL and moving your mouse wheel.

6. When measurement finishes, a prompt appears informing you that the session has finished and asking if you want to continue measuring. If you click Yes, the Session Information dialog box reappears and you can start the measurement session again for the same part. If you click No, the session closes.

7. When you're done with your session, from the ribbon, on the File tab from the Session group, choose Close.

Once the measurement has finished, you can then process a measurement report. See "Exporting an Excel Report".