Contour Presets
The Contour Presets option allows you to choose from various pre-defined contour format settings, or to define your own user-defined settings.
The following pre-defined settings can be selected.
- Default – the default contour options when you install the program
- Hot to Cold – uses a blue to red range of contouring, simulating a "hot to cold" effect.
- Hot Spots – uses a white to red range of contouring, simulating a "hot spot" effect.
- Black to White – uses black to white contouring, and 7 intervals.
When you select a Contour Preset 
option, the current contour options will be immediately updated.
User-Defined Presets
To create a user-defined Contour Preset:
- Set up the desired contour options in the Contour Options dialog, and select the Save
button. - You will be prompted to enter a name for the user-defined preset. Enter a name in the Add Contour Preset dialog and select OK.
- The new user-defined preset will now appear in the Preset drop-list of available pre-sets and can be selected at any time.
User-defined presets can be deleted by selecting the preset name and selecting the Delete 
button.
Set as Default
If you wish to define a contour preset as the new program default, first select the desired preset from the drop-list, and then select the Set As Default button. All new contour plots will then use the new default settings.
To restore the original Dips contour option settings, choose the Default preset from the Preset drop-list and select Set as Default.