Graph plot colour dependent on x axis

Dear Labview forum,
I would like to plot a graph in which the plot colour is dependent on the x axis value.
Eg I have a power vs frequency graph and would like the plot colour to
be say green for a certain frequency range, yellow for another range,
and the remaining range can stay white.
Is this possible? How so?
Thanks for your consideration,
Jamie
Using Labview version 8.0

If it is just a few colors, plot your data several times while editing each data part in such a way that the undesired colors contain NaN instead of data for each X.
(If you want contiunously variable shades of colors, make your own graph using a picture indicator. )
A simple example from long time ago can be found here: http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=65314#M65314, just modify for your purpose.
Message Edited by altenbach on 01-06-2007 09:37 AM
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