Enhancing Graphics Output

You can also use global statements and graphics options in SAS/GRAPH programs. With global statements, you can add titles and footnotes and control the appearance of axes, symbols, patterns, and legends. With graphics options, you can control the appearance of graphics elements by specifying default colors, fill patterns, fonts, text height, and so on.

The Annotate facility enables you to program graphics by using certain variables in SAS data sets. It is often used to add text or special elements to the graphics output of other procedures, although it can also be used to construct custom graphics output. Text and graphics can be placed at coordinates derived from input data, as well as coordinates expressed as explicit locations on the display.