Change the Node Markers in a Network or Statistical Graph

SAS/GRAPH Network Visualization Workshop uses markers to indicate nodes in a network graph. You can change the appearance of the markers in a graph by setting their color and shape.

Note: You can also change the markers that appear in some statistical graphs, such as scatter plots and box plots.

The changes described here override settings that have been made in the Edit Data Attributes dialog box. For information about the Edit Data Attributes dialog box, see Specify Data Attributes. Any changes that you make here remain in effect only while the current project is open. If you close and then reopen the project, the marker reverts to its default properties.

To change the marker:

Right-click on the graph whose marker you want to change.
If you want to change the marker color and shape for particular nodes only, then select those nodes. Do not select any nodes if you want to change the size of the marker.
From the pop-up menu, choose Marker Properties. The Marker Appearance dialog box opens.
Make the desired changes. The dialog box contains the following items:

Selection

From the Shape list box, select the shape that you want for the markers. There are a number of shapes to choose from, and each can be either solid-filled or outline-only.

Click the color selection buttons for Outline and Fill to open the Color dialog boxes for each, where you can change the marker’s outline color and the fill color respectively. The Fill area is available only if you selected a filled shape for the marker.

The Color dialog box contains colors to choose from and the option to define your own color. For details, see Using the Color Dialog Box.

Marker Size

Use the Marker Size slider to decrease (move to the left) or increase (move to the right) the size of the marker.

Note: Color and shape changes apply to any nodes that have been selected. If no node is selected, then the color and shape changes apply to all the nodes. Changes to the size always apply to all the nodes. The size slider is dimmed if any nodes have been selected.
Click Apply to apply your changes without closing the Marker Appearance dialog box.
When you are finished making changes, click OK.