The result of most
SAS/GRAPH procedures is the graphic
display of data in the form of graphics output.
Graphics
output consists of commands that tell a graphics device
how to draw graphics elements. A
graphics element is a visual element of graphics output. Examples include a plot
line, a bar, a footnote, the outline of a map area, or a border.
To generate graphics
output, your SAS program uses a device driver that directs the graphics
output to a display device (a monitor or terminal), a hard-copy device,
or a file. Even though all graphics devices do not understand the
same commands,
SAS/GRAPH
can produce graphics output on many types of graphics devices.
Your program controls
this process as well as the environment in which the graphics appear.
This section describes this graphics environment and how you can modify
it to make your programs work for different output devices.