Layout

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The Layout tab is used to control global layout options for the overall plot area. The Layout tab has two sub-tabs: General and Margins.

Some controls only appear for certain plots or with certain options selected.

Note:Some controls only appear for certain plots or with certain options selected.

General

Control Name Use/Options
Global Font Sets the global font options for the plot.
Note that settings here will override any settings made in the Series tab.
  • Face -- select the font

  • Size -- select the font size

  • Color -- select the font color. See Color Picker
Title Font Set the global title font for the plot.
Note that settings here will override any settings made in the Series tab.
  • Face -- select the font
  • Size -- select the font size
  • Color -- select the font color. See Color Picker
Autosize Determines if the plot will autosize to fit the window as the window is resized.
  • On -- the plot area will resize to fit the window. This setting overrides the Width and Height fields.
  • Off -- the plot area will not resize to fit the window
Width Sets the width of the plot area.
  • [] -- scale is 10 to 10,000
Height Sets the height of the plot area.
  • [] -- scale is 10 to 10,000
Scene Aspect Mode Sets how the axes are drawn.
  • Auto -- drawn using the results of "data" (and "cube" in some circumstances)
  • Cube -- drawn as a cube, regardless of the axes' ranges
  • Data -- drawn in proportion with the axes' ranges
  • Manual -- drawn in proportion with the Aspect Ratio field
Aspect Ratio [x,y,z] Sets the aspect ratio in a 3D plot. This setting is used with "Manual" in the Scene Aspect Mode field. Axes are drawn in proportion to these [x,y,z] settings.
Scene color Sets the background color of the scene area.
Plot Color Sets the background color of the plot area.
Format Sets the number format in the plot area:
  • 1,234.0
  • 1.234,0
  • 1 234.0
  • 1 234,0
  • 1234.0

Margins

The Margins tab is used to set global options on the plot for margins and plot behavior.

Some controls only appear for certain plots or with certain options selected.

Control Name Use/Options
Margin Color Sets the color for the plot area margins.
Margins Sets the margin width around the plot area.
Bounds for all fields are between 0 and 1,000.
  • Top
  • Left
  • Right
  • Bottom
Auto Expand Sets whether the margins will automatically increase based on the size of the plot or other elements, regardless of the margin size that was set.
  • On
  • Off
Plot Padding Sets the padding around the plot area.

See Also:Data Explorer

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