diff --git a/DataProcessingTools/objects.py b/DataProcessingTools/objects.py
index 19094bd..19cf6b9 100644
--- a/DataProcessingTools/objects.py
+++ b/DataProcessingTools/objects.py
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@
 import os
 
 
+class ExclusiveOptions():
+    def __init__(self, options, checked=None):
+        self.options = options
+        if checked is None:
+            self.checked = 0
+        else:
+            self.checked = checked
+
+    def select(self, option):
+        if option in self.options:
+            self.checked = self.options.index(option)
+
+    def selected(self):
+        return self.options[self.checked]
+
 class DPObject():
     argsList = []
     filename = ""
@@ -66,13 +81,19 @@ def update_plotopts(self, plotopts, ax=None, splotopts=None):
             ax = plt.gca()
         replot = False
         for (k, v) in plotopts.items():
-            if isinstance(v, dict):
+            if isinstance(splotopts[k], ExclusiveOptions):
+                for (kk, vv) in v.items():
+                    if vv:
+                        splotopts[k].select(kk)
+                        replot = True
+                        break
+            elif isinstance(v, dict):
                 self.update_plotopts(v, ax, self.plotopts[k])
             else:
                 if v != splotopts[k]:
                     splotopts[k] = v
                     if k == "indexer":
-                        self.upate_index(v)
+                        self.update_index(v)
                     replot = True
 
         if replot:
diff --git a/tests/test_objects.py b/tests/test_objects.py
index 9a67c87..fc3e1c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_objects.py
+++ b/tests/test_objects.py
@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ def __init__(self,  *args, **kwargs):
         DPT.objects.DPObject.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         for i in range(len(self.dirs)):
             self.setidx.extend([i for j in range(3)])
-        self.plotopts = {"exponent": 1.0}
+        self.plotopts = {"exponent": 1.0,
+                         "color": DPT.objects.ExclusiveOptions(["blue","red"], 0)}
 
     def plot(self, i=None,  ax=None):
         if ax is None:
             ax = plt.gca()
         if not self.plotopts.get("overlay", False):
             ax.clear()
+        color = self.plotopts["color"].selected()
         x = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3])
         y = x**self.plotopts["exponent"]
-        ax.plot(x, y)
+        ax.plot(x, y, color=color)
 
 def test_plot():
     cwd = "Pancake/20130923/session01/array01/channel001/cell01"
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ def test_plot():
             obj.update_plotopts({"exponent": 2.0}, ax=ax)
             xy = ax.lines[0].get_data()
             assert np.allclose(xy[1], x**2.0)
+            obj.update_plotopts({"color": {"red": True}}, ax=ax)
+            assert ax.lines[0].get_color() == "red"
 
 def test_append():
     tempdir = tempfile.gettempdir()