Ranges

You can undock your ranges box and let it "float" in the graph window by right clicking on any gray space on the ranges and dragging it onto the graph area. You can also double-click on the gray area to undock it.

You can change the size of the ranges box when it is undocked. To get it back into place, just double-click on the gray area, and it will be docked again.

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Hide the Ranges Box

You can hide the ranges box by un-checking "View....Ranges Bar". To return the navigation box to the left side of the graph, check the "View...Ranges Bar" option.

Highlight an Area on the Graph or Make a Selection

Place your cursor on the graph, left-click your mouse, and drag the cursor across the graph to where you want the range to end. Release left-click. In the Ranges Box you will see the text "Selection" highlighted. Your data for that selection will be in the data box below. Now you've created a temporary selection!

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Create a New Range:

Place your mouse cursor on the area oft he graph you want to highlight
Left click and hold down the left button
Drag to the right or left to "highlight" the area
Let go of the left button.
Notice in the ranges window that there is now a "selection" highlighted. You can see the details of this "selection" in the bottom half of the ranges widow. Right-click on an area of data to create a range. Or, use Control+R to create a "New Range" OR go to "Edit...Create Range". A new range appears on the list and you can label that range however you wish. For example: "10minute LT interval".
To save the range, be sure to name it!

Auto Ranges

You can auto select Peak ranges based on the following categories/icons in the toolbar:

Power
Cadence
Heart Rate
Speed
Pace

Show Range

Click the range name to show the range data. Right-click on the gray boxes next to a range to highlight that specific range on the graph, as well as hide other ranges, or zoom on that particular range to study it. You can also left-click on the box the arrow points to, that will give an "eye" icon and show the range on the graph.

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Naming and Renaming Range

Once your range is created, you can name it by typing in the range. You can also double-click the selection in the ranges window to rename it. This is how you save a range.

Linking Ranges Together

Once you have created a bunch of ranges, you can "Link" them together. By clicking on the button just to the left of the "named range", a small "link" will appear. Linking ranges comes in handy if you are going to use the Multi File Analysis feature! For example, if you did a ride with multiple tempo efforts, you can link those ranges together and view them in the Multi File Analysis feature.

Click on the ranges you want to link together.
This prevents you from having to retype the name multiple times and it also will give you the rest period between each liniked interval in your summary Section on your Journal page for the workout.
Click the eyeball to highlight the range.
Click on the Named range to see the data for that range.

Linking ranges together can be used multi-file analysis, for more information, CLICK HERE.

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Scrolling Through Ranges

You can quickly scroll through ranges by clicking on one range name, and then using the arrows, pgup/pgdn, home, or end to move through the selection.

Delete a Range

Press the DEL key to delete the currently selected range or right-click a range and select "Delete Range" from the menu.

Change the Start or Endpoint of a Range

Right-click a range and select "Edit Range" from the menu. While holding the shift key, move the blinking cursor forward or backward with the arrow keys. Press Enter when finished.

Zoom a Range

Right-click on the text of the range you want to highlight in the ranges box. Select "Zoom Range" from the menu. This will ZOOM that area and fit it to size in your screen. You can continue to do this until you get to the actual three-four data points that completely fill your screen.

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Auto Split a Range

This feature is especially helpful to runers who would like to find out the pace of each mile run. Here you can select and Auto Split a range by first right-clicking and then dragging to highlight a specific range, release the click and select "Auto Split Range". The file must contain GPS data to use the Auto Split tool.

Discover a Range

To automatically discover a range in the graph window, click the “eye” first, then click the text of that range to highlight it . This will automatically move the window to make that range inside your viewing window.

For example, you might want see in a 5-hour ride, where your peak 5 minutes occurred. Click the “eye” on, across from the –Peak 5 min- text. Then click the text itself and the program will auto-scroll to that effort.

Fix Elevation Profile Using GPS

You can fix your elevation profile for any GPS. First create a range, and then right-click on that range from the Ranges Bar. Next, select "Fix Elevation Profile Using GPS". You will need to have your TrainingPeaks.com username and password entered in your account settings in order to use the Ground Control option. This is the recommended Option.

For runners, fixing elevation will fix your running elevation calculation, which is critical for Running TSS.

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Override Altitude Manually

In addition to the option of fixing a workout's elevation profile by using GPS, you can also fix altitude manually. To do this, Right Click on a range from the Ranges Bar and select "Override Altitude manually" from the menu. You will get a pop-up box that allows you to change the range's beginning elevation and average grade. You can do this for multiple ranges on your workout, or for the entire workout.

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Google Earth / Garmin

In order to export your data and export it to Google Earth, right-click on any range in the range window and select "Export to Google Earth". You must have Google Earth installed on your computer, and be working with a GPS file. By right-clicking on a range, you can export the entire workout or just one specific range!