Modifying the Labview window

I've barely ever used Labview before, so I'm coming at it from a newbie perspective, so be gentle.
I currently write data acquisition programs in Visual Basic or C++, so I am used to making the window look exactly the way I want for subject feedback studies.  Is it possible to make the Labivew output window look exactly the way I want?  This would mean I would only want a graph of a single channel on the window, without buttons, menus, etc to clutter the display up.  I would control the program either through the keyboard or by a context menu.
Also, does Labview have profiling features?  So if I want to time how long a certain VI takes to run, is this possible?
Thanks
[Tim]

tben60 wrote:
I currently write data acquisition programs in Visual Basic or C++, so I am used to making the window look exactly the way I want for subject feedback studies.  Is it possible to make the Labivew output window look exactly the way I want?  This would mean I would only want a graph of a single channel on the window, without buttons, menus, etc to clutter the display up.  I would control the program either through the keyboard or by a context menu.
Absolutely.  Look at the Event Structure.  You can create an event case to handle the pressing of a keyboard key or the activation of a context menu.  I would also recommend making an event case for VI Front Panel Close to you can perform some cleanup and close you application.
tben60 wrote:Also, does Labview have profiling features?  So if I want to time how long a certain VI takes to run, is this possible?
Check out the Tools Menu.  There is a Profile submenu.
tben60 wrote:
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