Uses for Insets in a Graph

Insets are commonly strings or tables of text that are displayed in the plot area to communicate relevant statistics, parameters, or other information relating to a graph. The information presented in an inset might come from

text that appears in the template definition
values that are computed with expressions within the template
values that are passed externally to the inset by dynamics or macro variables
columns that are assigned to an INSET= option on statements that support the option.

Inset information is often specified on ENTRY statements. However, the SCATTERPLOTMATRIX statement and the classification panel layouts (DATALATTICE and DATAPANEL layouts) provide options (for example, INSET=) that enable you to construct and locate insets in multi-cell layouts, without using ENTRY statements.

This chapter shows several techniques for adding insets to a graph. It assumes that you are familiar with the concepts and techniques presented in Adding and Changing Text in a Graph and Using a Simple Multi-cell Layout.