This course teaches you how to produce high-quality presentation graphics using SAS/GRAPH software.

The self-study e-learning includes:

• Annotatable course notes in PDF format.
• Virtual Lab time to practice.

Learn how to

• design graphs that describe data in the most appropriate fashion
• customize default graphic elements such as axes and legends
• apply annotations that supplement the features that are available with SAS/GRAPH procedures
• deliver graphs in multiple formats, such as static image files and client-generated images.

Who should attend

SAS users who must use SAS program code to generate graphs in batch or noninteractive execution environments, such as SAS Stored Processes, or those who need to produce a large quantity of graphs with minimal user interaction

Formats available	Duration
e-Learning:	21 hours/180 day license

Before attending this course, you should complete the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course or have equivalent programming experience.

This course addresses SAS/GRAPH software.

This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.

Course Logistics and Overview

• course logistics
• SAS/GRAPH and ODS graphics
• introduction to SAS/GRAPH
• graph gallery

Graphical Reporting with SAS/GRAPH

• how SAS/GRAPH creates output
• SAS/GRAPH program structure
• controlling the appearance of your graphs

Producing Scatter and Line Plots

• creating scatter plots
• creating line plots
• creating plots containing multiple lines
• creating other types of plots with individual data points

Producing Bar Charts

• creating vertical and horizontal bar charts
• creating grouped and subgrouped bar charts
• creating bar-line charts

Producing Other Types of Charts

• creating pie charts
• creating star charts
• creating radar charts
• creating tile charts
• creating key performance indicator charts

Customizing the Appearance of SAS/GRAPH Output

• colors and fonts
• customizing common graphics elements
• titles and footnotes
• customizing plot symbols
• specifying chart pattern colors

Customizing Axes and Legends

• using procedure options to customize plot and chart axes
• customizing axes with AXIS statements (basic options)
• customizing axes with AXIS statements (additional options)
• customizing legends

Annotating Graphs

• introduction to annotating
• defining annotate variables
• using annotate macros
• creating data-dependent annotations

Generating Graphs for Use in Other Applications

• creating image files
• creating client-rendered graphs
• creating clickable graphs for the web using ODS

Managing and Replaying SAS/GRAPH Output

• storing and naming graphics output
• using the GREPLAY procedure

Learning More

• additional SAS resources
• beyond this course