To specify
the properties for a scatter plot viewer:
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On the
menu bar for the viewer, click
Properties.
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On the
Graph tab of the Properties dialog box, specify the
following options:
specifies a set of
predefined values for the appearance options.
specifies a set of
predefined values for the color options. If you change any of the
color options, or the Style option, the value
for Scheme changes to Custom.
specifies the background
color for the plot. Click the drop-down list to open the color palette,
and then select a color.
specifies the appearance
of grid lines for the plot.
From the
Direction drop-down list, select whether horizontal
or vertical lines are displayed:
| None |
grid lines are not displayed. |
| Horizontal |
horizontal grid lines are displayed. |
| Vertical |
vertical grid lines are displayed. |
| Both |
both horizontal and vertical grid lines are displayed. |
In the
Placement field, select whether the lines are placed
in back of the markers (
Back) or in front
of the markers (
Front).
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On the
Scatter tab, specify the following options:
specifies the appearance
of lines in the plot.
Click
Show
line to add lines.
Select the type of
interpolation from the
Interpolation drop-down
list:
| Join |
connects each data point directly. |
| Step Center |
connects the data points by using a step function.
Each data point is in the center of a step.
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| Step Left |
connects the data points by using a step function.
Each data point is on the left side of a step.
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| Step Right |
connects the data points by using a step function.
Each data point is on the right side of a step.
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| Spline |
draws a smoothed line between the data points. |
| Needle |
draws a vertical line from each data point to the
bottom of the plot.
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Specify the thickness
of the line from the
Thickness drop-down
list.
To change the color
of the line, click the
Color drop-down list
and select a color.
Note:
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Lines do not appear unless there
is more than one marker of each marker type in each cell.
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The color that you specify affects
the first line. The thickness and interpolation that you specify affect
all of the lines.
specifies the appearance
of markers in the plot.
Click
Show
markers to add markers for each data point.
Select the shape (
Shape) and size (
Size) of each
marker. To change the color of the markers, click the
Color drop-down list and select a color.
Note: The shape and
color that you specify affect the first marker. The size that you
specify affects all of the markers.
specifies the appearance
of the data labels.
Select
Show labels to add labels that show the values for each
data point. Select the font and font size from the drop-down lists.
Click
to make the label bold, or click
to make the label italic. To change the font color,
click
and select a color.
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On the
Axis tab, specify the following options:
specifies the appearance
of the text for the axes.
Select
Labels to add axis labels. Select the font and font
size from the drop-down lists. Click
to make the label bold, or click
to make the label italic. To change the font color,
click
and select a color.
Select
Values to add axis values. Select the font and font
size from the drop-down lists. Click
to make the values bold, or click
to make the values italic. To change the font color,
click
and select a color.
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On the
Legend tab, specify the following options:
specifies whether the
legend is displayed.
specifies the location
of the legend within the viewer.
specifies the appearance
of the background for the legend.
Select
Show background to add the background. To change the
background color, click the
Color drop-down
list and select a color.
specifies the appearance
of the border that is around the legend.
Select
Line to add the border. To change the border color,
click the drop-down list and select a color.
Select
Shadow to add a shadow below the legend. To change the
shadow color, click the drop-down list and select a color.
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When you
have finished specifying the properties, click
OK to return to the main Visual Data Explorer page.