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Note that you can still drag any valid contour Contouring icons you may have into the Display Window when visualising a cross section.
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Now create a new Average View icon. Visualise it and drop the t_an.grib icon into the Display Window. A default meridional average over the globe cross-section is generated. Experiment with this icon in a similar way to how you did with the Cross Section View icon.
Metview provides many ways You can use a Contouring icon to style the contours when of the plotting data. These are controlled via the Contouring icon
The Annotation View
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The Annotation View 
This icon provides a container for user-defined text boxes.
Now create a new Annotation View icon and visualise it. The user text is provided by means of a Text Plotting icon. Create a new instance of this icon and rename it to note1. Edit it, setting the following parameters:
Text Line 1 | Metview Training Course |
Text Mode | Positional |
Text Box X Position | 10 |
Text Box Y Position | 10 |
Text Box X Length | 5 |
| Text Box Y Length | 5 |
Apply the changes and drag the note1 icon into the Display Window.
Experiment with this icon by changing other parameters, for instance, the font style and size. Multiple Text Plotting icons can be placed in this View. Duplicate the note1 icon, rename it, customise it (remember to define an appropriate text box) and drag it into the Display Window.
The Hovmøller View
The Thermo View
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Data Module
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Annotation View
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Layout
The Annotation View icon can also be used for layout purposes - if no Text Plotting icon is dropped then an empty box will be created in the Display Window / paper sheet.