Customizing Plots and Spectra with Plot Properties
The Plot Properties window appears
when you select the Properties item from the Plots menu or from the context menu for a
plot/spectrum. This dialog may be used to customize many aspects of the
plot or spectrum. It has four panels, as illustrated below:

Customizing a Plot (left) or Spectrum (right)
The Plot Panel
The various controls in the panel have the following effects:
- Units: Specifies the
units for the corresponding axis. Coordinates can also be scaled by
selecting the Scale by from the popup menu
and entering value into the text box (see the Y-axis above).
- Origin: Specifies the
value for the origin for the corresponding axis.
- Current buttons:
Causes the coordinate of the currently selected point to be used as the
origin for the corresponding axis.
- Invert Axis: Invert the
plot vertically (Y-axis) or horizontally (X-axis).
Additional fields may appear in the spectrum version of the window,
e.g., the Scale Frequencies? and IR Peak Half-Width Height options.
The Title Panel

Customizing the Title
The various controls in the panel have the following effects:
- Title: Change the title
of the plot graph.
- Title Color: Adjust the
color of the title.
- Font: Change the font of
the title.
- X-Axis Title: Edit the
title of the X-Axis.
- Y-Axis Title: Edit the
title of the Y-Axis.
- Axis Title Color: Adjust
the color of both axis titles.
Additional fields may appear in the spectrum version of the window:
e.g., the Y2-Axis Title option above.
The Appearance Panel

Customizing the Plot (left)/Spectrum (right) Appearance
The various controls in the panel have the following effects:
- Curve: Allows you to
adjust the color and edit the width of the curve. There is also the
option of removing the curve by unckecking the box.
- Points: Allows you to
adjust the color and edit the size of the points. There is also the
option of removing the points by unckecking the box.
- Marker: This option
allows you to adjust the color and edit the size of the marker. There
is also the option of removing the marker by unckecking the box.
- Grid: Adjust the color of
the grid lines on the graph. There is also the option of removing the
grid by unckecking the box.
- Background Color: Change
the background color of the graph.
- Canvas Color: Adjust the
canvas color of the graph.
- Transparent Background:
This option allows for a transparent or non-transparent, background,
but only when printing.
The Numbers Panel

Customizing the Appearance of Numbers
The various controls in the panel have the following effects:
- Number Color: Adjust the
color of the numbers.
- Font: Change the font of
the numbers.
- X-Axis: Max Precision:
Change the X-Axis interval.
- Y-Axis: Max Precision:
Change the Y-Axis interval.
- Exponential Format:
Displays the numbers of the X and Y axes in exponential notation.
Additional fields may appear in the spectrum version of the window,
e.g., the Y2-Axis: Max Precision option above.
Restoring Default Settings
The Default popup and Make Default buttons allow you to restore a
previous set of plot/spectrum properties:

Restoring Saved or Factory Default Settings
These controls have the following effects:
- Default: Opens a
drop-down menu of the following options:
- : Restore
the settings of the dialog to a previously saved default.
- :
Restore the settings of the dialog to the factory default.
- Make Default: Makes the
current settings the default settings.
There is more information about Working
with Plots here.