Using Graphics Devices

Overriding the Default Device

You can override the default device in a SAS session in the following ways:

Specify the name of a device entry with the DEVICE= option in a GOPTIONS statement. For example:
```
goptions device=gif;
```
For details, see GOPTIONS Statement.
Specify the name of a device entry with the DEVICE= option in an OPTIONS statement. For details, see DEVICE= System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.
Enter OPTIONS on the SAS command line, or select Tools Options System to open the SAS System Options window. Expand Graphics, and select Driver settings. Right-click on Device, select Modify value, and specify the name of the graphics device that you want to use.
Enter the device name in the DEVICE prompt window. The DEVICE prompt window opens automatically if you submit a SAS/GRAPH program that produces graphics output, no device has been specified, and you are running outside of the SAS windowing system environment.

If you specify a device in more than one way, the last specification that SAS/GRAPH encounters is the one that it uses. The device specification stays in effect until you specify another device, submit the graphics option RESET=GOPTIONS or RESET=ALL, or end your SAS session.

If you use the same device for most or all of your SAS/GRAPH programs, you can put the GOPTIONS DEVICE= statement in an AUTOEXEC file. See the SAS companion for your operating environment for details on setting up an AUTOEXEC file.

You can also specify a device for previewing or printing your output with the TARGETDEVICE= graphics option. For details, see Printing Your Graph.

If you submit a SAS procedure without specifying a device and your display device does not support the GRAPH window or you are running outside the SAS windowing system, then SAS/GRAPH prompts you for a device.

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