SAS/GRAPH Output

Previewing Output

If you want to preview how a graph is going to appear on another device before you send it to that device, use the TARGETDEVICE= graphics option. For example, to preview output on your display as it would appear on a color PostScript printer, include TARGETDEVICE= in a GOPTIONS statement and specify the device for the printer:

goptions targetdevice=pscolor;

How output is displayed on your screen depends on the following:

the orientation of the target device. As a result, the graph might not cover the entire display area of the preview device.
the values of either the LCOLS and LROWS pair or the PROWS and PCOLS pair, depending on the orientation of the target device.
the default color list of the target device.
the values of the HSIZE and VSIZE device parameters for the target device. The HSIZE and VSIZE values are scaled to fit the display device, but they retain the target device aspect ratio.
the value of the CBACK device parameter for the target device.

All other device parameter values, including the destination of the output, come from the current device entry. Therefore, the output displayed by TARGETDEVICE= might not be an exact replication of the actual output, but it is as close as possible.

See TARGETDEVICE for a complete description of TARGETDEVICE=.

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