Top FAQs

General

• When I start Origin, I see a missing DLL message. How do I solve this?
• I want to double-click on my project file (OPJ) to start Origin but Origin doesn't start. What is the problem?
• Can I send data to Origin from other applications such as LabVIEW?
• I have Origin 7.5 and I see System Folder Build Failed at startup. Why?
• Are versions 7.0 and 7.5 compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 8?
• Check for Updates is not working. Why?
• Why does my Origin 8.6 crash, even when making simple graphs?
• Is there a Mac version of Origin?
• The Plot Setup dialog will not open! How do I fix this?
• Why my Origin OPJ has an unreasonable size? Why Origin occupies a full CPU when working with a specific OPJ?

Origin/OriginPro

• How do I calculate the FWHM?
• How do I insert Greek symbols and other special characters in a graph label?
• How do I insert the symbol hbar into my plot?
• How do I know if my fit result is good?
• How do I export graphs with exact size and resolution as specified by publishers?
• How do I make negative values in a column graph to plot downwards from zero?
• How do I add a second nonlinear x or y axis to my graph layer?
• How do I delete every nth row or column from my worksheet?
• Why are the texts distorted in my exported graph?
• Why can't I paste text into the license dialog?