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 	_Answer open questions as remarks in separate lines starting with: '#'_.
 
+	
 	`````{note}
-	To be able to read the data in a plot, you are required to plot your figures in a window outside of the plot window ({numref}`Fig. 1`). You can do this by running the following lines in your console:
+	To be able to read the data in a plot, you are required to plot your figures in a window outside of the plot window ({numref}`Fig. 1`). You can do this by adjusting the following setting from "Preferences" in the menu bar of Spyder:
+
 	````
-	import matplotlib
-	%matplotlib qt5
+	Preferences > IPython console > Graphics > Backend: Automatic > Apply
 	````
+
 	Now if you move the cursor along the plot line, the x-, and y values will be given in the upper right of the window.
+
 	````{note}
-	This setting is not temporary. If you want to reset matplotlib so that your plots will occur in the file/variable navigator again, you can run the lines of code in your console:
-	```
-	import matplotlib as mpl
- 	import importlib
-	importlib.reload(mpl); importlib.reload(plt);
-	```
+	This setting is not temporary. If you want to reset the plot settings so that your plots will occur in the file/variable navigator again, you can set the Backend to "Inline".
 	````
 	`````