Modify and Apply the Current Style

The ODS Graphics Designer enables you to modify the current style of a graph and immediately apply the modified style to the graph. This feature is useful when you want to create and apply a new style based on the current style.

To modify and apply the current style:

Open the graph whose style you want to change. The style can be a custom style or a SAS predefined style. (You cannot change the predefined SAS styles. However, you can edit a SAS style, customize various style elements and attributes, and save your changes using a new style name.)

Note: If you have multiple graphs opened that use the current custom style, these graphs will all change if the current style is changed.
Select FormatStyle Edit Current Style. The Graph Style Editor opens. The Style list box contains only the current style that you are modifying.

For a description of the Graph Style Editor, see About the Graph Style Editor.
Modify the style. For more information about the changes that you can make to a style, see Create a Custom Style.
To save your changes, click one of the following buttons:
- Save/Apply to save and apply the changes in the current style. If the current style is a SAS predefined style, then this button is dimmed, and you must use the Save As/Apply option.
- Save As/Apply to save the current style as a new style and apply the new style.
The Graph Style Editor saves your changes and then closes.