Overview

SAS/GRAPH is the data visualization and presentation (graphics) component of the SAS System. As such, SAS/GRAPH does the following::
  • organizes the presentation of your data and visually represents the relationship between data values as two- and three-dimensional graphs, including charts, plots, and maps.
  • enhances the appearance of your output by allowing you to select text fonts, colors, patterns, and line styles, and control the size and position of many graphics elements.
  • creates presentation graphics. SAS/GRAPH can create text slides, display several graphs at one time, combine graphs and text in one display, and create automated presentations.
  • generates a variety of graphics output that you can display on your screen or in a Web browser, store in catalogs, or review. You can send the graphics output to a hard copy graphics output device such as a laser printer, plotter, or slide camera.
  • provides utility procedures and statements to manage the output.
The following topics describe the graphs that are produced by SAS/GRAPH and explain some of the features of SAS/GRAPH programs.