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.
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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.
|
| 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 SAS Web OLAP Viewer page.