To set up a new parallel coordinate plot:
Click on the New Parallel Coordinate Plot button on the toolbar, 
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Comment: You can also select Insert > New Visualization > Parallel Coordinate Plot from the menu.
Response: A first attempt to set up a suitable parallel coordinate plot is made by the application.
Adjust the parallel coordinate plot to display the columns of your choice, by right-clicking in the visualization and selecting Properties.
Select Columns.
Add/Remove the columns you want to appear on the X-axis.
Click Close.
To apply coloring:
In the Filters panel, click and hold down the left mouse button on the filter representing the column that you want to color by.
Comment: Coloring is also available in the Visualization Properties dialog. The color of marked items is changed under Edit > Document Properties.
Drag the filter to the center of the visualization.
Response: Drop targets appear in the middle of the visualization.
Release the mouse button on the Color target.
Response: The lines are colored with one color for each category in the selected column. If the lines have not been previously split by adding a Line By column, the lines will be split according to the color categories.
Comment: To learn more about coloring in Spotfire, see Coloring Overview.
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