ODS Style Elements

Style Elements Affecting Template-Based Graphics

The following style elements affect template-based graphics and can be specified by Graph Template Language appearance options or used in styles. Template-based graphics include all SAS/GRAPH output where a compiled ODS template of type STATGRAPH is used to produce graphical output. Supplied templates are stored in SASHELP.TMPLMST. Device drivers and some global statements such as SYMBOL, PATTERN, AXIS, and LEGEND have no affect on this form of graphics. Common SAS/GRAPH procedures that produce template-based graphics are SGPLOT, SGPANEL, and SGRENDER in addition to many SAS/STAT, SAS/ETS, and SAS/QC procedures. ODS graphics always produce output as image files and use the ODS GRAPHICS statement to control the graphical environment.

Certain style elements were created to be used with specific plots or graphs. For example, the style element GraphFit2 is best used to modify secondary fit lines. The style element GraphConfidence2 was created to modify secondary confidence bands. The table below lists each style element, the portion of the graph it affects or was created to use with, and the default attribute values. Attribute values can be changed with PROC TEMPLATE, as stated above.

For complete documentation on the style attributes that can be specified in each style element, see Style Attributes Overview.

Graph Style Elements: General Graph Appearance
Style Element	Portion of Graph Affected	Recognized Attributes	Attribute Values in DEFAULT Style
Graph	Graph size and outer border appearance	OutputWidth OutputHeight BorderColor BorderWidth CellPadding CellSpacing	Not set Not set Inherited Inherited 0 Inherited
GraphAnnoLine	Annotation lines	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcdata") 1 1px
GraphAnnoShape	Annotation closed shapes such as circles, and squares	Color ContrastColor LineThickness LineStyle Transparency	GraphColors("gcdata" GraphColors("gcdata") 2px 1 Not set
GraphAnnoText	Annotation text	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("annofont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphAxisLines	X, Y and Z axis lines	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness TickDisplay	GraphColors("gaxis") 1 1px "Outside"
GraphBackground	Background of the graph	Color Transparency	Colors("docbg") Not set
GraphBorderLines	Border around graph wall, legend border, borders to complete axis frame	ContrastColor LineThickness LineStyle	GraphColors("gborderlines") 1px 1
GraphDataText	Text font and color for point and line labels	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("GraphDataFont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphFootnoteText	Text font and color for footnote(s)	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("GraphFootnoteFont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphGridLines	Horizontal and vertical grid lines drawn at major tick marks	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness Transparency DisplayOpts	GraphColors("ggrid") 1 1px Not set "Auto"
GraphHeaderBackground	Background color of the legend title	Color Transparency	Colors("gheader") Not set
GraphLabelText	Text font and color for axis labels and legend titles	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("GraphLabelFont") Not set GraphColors("glabel")
GraphLegendBackground	Background color of the legend	Color Transparency	Colors("glegend") Not set
GraphOutlines	Outline properties for fill areas such as bars, pie slices, box plots, ellipses, and histograms	Color ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("goutlines") GraphColors("goutlines") 1 1px
GraphReference	Horizontal and vertical reference lines and drop lines	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("greferencelines") 5 1px
GraphTitleText	Text font and color for title(s)	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("GraphTitleFont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphUnicodeText	Text font for unicode values	Font orfont-attributes* Color	GraphFont("GraphUnicodeFont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphValueText	Text font and color for axis tick values and legend values	Font or font-attributes* Color	GraphFonts("GraphValueFont") Not set GraphColors("gtext")
GraphWalls	Vertical wall(s) bounded by axes	Color Transparency FrameBorder LineThickness LineStyle ContrastColor	GraphColors("gwalls") Not set On 1px 1 GraphColors("gaxis")
* Font-attributes can be one of the following: FONTFAMILY=, FONTSIZE=, FONTSTYLE=, FONTWEIGHT=.

Style Elements Affecting Graphical Data Representation
Style Element	Portion of Graph Affected	Recognized Attributes	Attribute Values in DEFAULT Style
GraphBoxMean	Marker for mean	ContrastColor MarkerSize MarkerSymbol	GraphColors("gcdata") 9px "Diamond"
GraphBoxMedian	Line for median	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcdata") 1 1px
GraphBoxWhisker	Box whiskers and serifs	ConstrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcdata") 1 1px
GraphConfidence	Primary confidence lines and bands, colors for bands and lines	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcconfidence") GraphColors("gconfidence") 7px "Diamond" 2 1px
GraphConfidence2	Secondary confidence lines and bands, color for bands, amd contrast color for lines	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcconfidence2") GraphColors("gconfidence2") 7px "Triangle" 41 1px
GraphConnectLine	Line for connecting boxes or bars	ContrastColor LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("connectLine") 1 1px
GraphDataDefault	Primitives related to non-grouped data items, colors for filled areas, markers, and lines	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol MarkerSize LineStyle LineThickness StartColor NeutralColor EndColor	GraphColors("gdata") GraphColors("gcdata") "circle" 7px 1 1px GraphColors("gramp3cstart") GraphColors("gramp3cneutral") GraphColors("gramp3cend")
GraphError	Error line or error bar fill, ContrastColor for lines, Color for bar fill	ContrastColor Color LineStyle Transparency	GraphColors("gcerror") GraphColors("gerror") 5 Not set
GraphFit	Primary fit lines such as a normal density curve	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcfit") GraphColors("gfit") 7px "Circle" 1 2px
GraphFit2	Secondary fit lines such as a kernel density curve	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcfit") GraphColors("gfit") 7px "X" 5 2px
GraphMissing	Properties for graph items representing missing values	ContrastColor Color MarkerSymbol MarkerSize LineStyle LineThickness Transparency	GraphColors("gcmissing") GraphColors("gmissing") "square" 7px 1 1px Not set
GraphOutlier	Outlier data for the graph	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("goutlier") GraphColors("gcoutlier") 7px "Circle" 42 2px
GraphPrediction	Prediction lines	ContrastColor Color LineStyle LineThickness MarkerSize MarkerSymbol	GraphColors("gcpredict") GraphColors("gpredict") 4 2px 7px "Plus"
GraphPredictionLimits	Fills for prediction limits	ContrastColor Color MarkerSize MarkerSymbol	GraphColors("gcpredictlim") GraphColors("gpredictlim") 7px "Chain"
GraphSelection	For interactive graphs, visual properties of selected item. Color for selected fill area, ContrastColor for selected marker or line	ContrastColor Color MarkerSymbol MarkerSize LineStyle LineThickness	GraphColors("gcdata") GraphColors("gdata") "Square" 11px 1 5px
ThreeColorAltRamp	Line contours, markers, and data labels with segmented range color response	StartColor NeutralColor EndColor	GraphColors("gconramp3start") GraphColors("gconramp3cneutral") GraphColors("gconramp3end")
ThreeColorRamp	Gradient contours, surfaces, markers, and data labels with continuous color response	StartColor NeutralColor EndColor	GraphColors("gramp3cstart") GraphColors("gramp3cneutral") GraphColors("gramp3cend")
TwoColorAltRamp	Line contours, markers, and data labels with segmented range color response	StartColor EndColor	GraphColors("gconramp2cstart") GraphColors("gconramp2cend")
TwoColorRamp	Gradient contours, surfaces, markers, and data labels with continuous color response	StartColor EndColor	GraphColors("gramp2cstart") GraphColors("gramp2cend")

Graphical Style Elements: Data Related (Grouped)
Style Element	Portion of Graph Affected	Recognized Attributes	Attribute Values in DEFAULT Style
GraphData1	Primitives related to 1st grouped data items. Color applies to filled areas. ContrastColor applies to markers and lines.	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata1") GraphColors("gcdata1") "Circle" 1
GraphData2	Primitives related to 2nd grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata2") GraphColors("gcdata2") "Plus" 4
GraphData3	Primitives related to 3rd grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata3") GraphColors("gcdata3") "x" 8
GraphData4	Primitives related to 4th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata4") GraphColors("gcdata4") "Triangle" 5
GraphData5	Primitives related to 5th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata5") GraphColors("gcdata5") "Square" 14
GraphData6	Primitives related to 6th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata6") GraphColors("gcdata6") "Asterisk" 26
GraphData7	Primitives related to 7th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor MarkerSymbol LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata7") GraphColors("gcdata7") "Diamond" 15
GraphData8	Primitives related to 8th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata8") GraphColors("gcdata8") 20
GraphData9	Primitives related to 9th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata9") GraphColors("gcdata9") 41
GraphData10	Primitives related to 10th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata10") GraphColors("gcdata10") 42
GraphData11	Primitives related to 11th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor LineStyle	GraphColors("gdata11") GraphColors("gcdata11") 2
GraphData12	Primitives related to 12th grouped data items	Color ContrastColor	GraphColors("gdata12") GraphColors("gcdata12")

Display Style Elements
Style Element	Portion of Graph Affected	Recognized Attributes	Possible Values
GraphAltBlock	Alternate fill color for block plots	Color	GraphColors("gablock")
GraphBand	Display options for confidence bands	DisplayOpts	"Fill "
GraphBox	Display options for box plots	DisplayOpts CapStyle Connect	"Fill caps mean Median outliers " "Serif" "Mean"
GraphBlock	Fill color for block plots	Color	GraphColors("gblock")
GraphEllipse	Display options for confidence ellipses	DisplayOpts	"Outline"
GraphHistogram	Display options for histograms	DisplayOpts	"Fill outline"

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