System and method for selectively displaying waveforms using graphical user interface

A method and test system are provided for selectively emphasizing waveforms on a display of the test system. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display of the test system; receiving through the GUI a selection of channels to be viewed on the display; receiving through the GUI an indication enabling a waveform emphasis feature; receiving through the GUI an indication of a cycle time; and displaying through the GUI multiple waveforms, respectively produced by the selected channels, by sequentially emphasizing each waveform of the multiple waveforms for the cycle time as a viewable waveform, while de-emphasizing each remaining waveforms of the multiple waveforms in relation to the emphasized waveform for the cycle time.