Using JMP - SAS

296 JMP Platforms Chapter 9
Alter Plot and Chart Appearances
Add Tick Marks, Grid Lines, or Labels
For plots and charts that contain a numeric axis area, you can show or hide tick marks, grid lines, or labels.
To do this, double-click a numeric axis. Or, right-click a numeric axis and select Axis Settings. The Axis
Specification window appears, as shown in Figure 9.23.
Figure 9.23 Show or Hide Tick Marks and Gridlines
Below the check boxes, the orientation of the Tick Labels can be set by a drop-down list. Horizontal,
Vertical, and Angled refer to single axes and Parallel and Perpendicular refer to paired axes, like in
Multivariate plots.
To set default tick marks for a variable, which avoids making this change every time you run an analysis, see
“Axis” on page 155 in the “Set Column Properties” chapter.
Add Minor Tick Marks
To add tick marks to a numeric axis, or to change the number of minor tick marks that appear on a numeric
axis, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click the tick mark. Or right-click it and select Axis Settings. The Axis Specification window
appears.
2. In the box beside # Minor Ticks, type the number of minor tick marks that you want to appear between
major tick marks.
3. Click the box to the right of Minor and below Tickmark to indicate that you want the tick marks to
appear on the axis.
To set default minor tick marks for a variable, which avoids making this change every time you run an
analysis, see “Axis” on page 155 in the “Set Column Properties” chapter.
Adjust the Field Width of Labels
On plots and charts that contain a numeric axis area, you can adjust the width of the tick mark labels. Then
they show large values with many decimal places or only a small amount of space or truncated values. If the
field width is set too small, your tick mark labels appear as an ellipsis (...).
To change the field width while viewing a graph:
1. Double-click a numeric axis. Or, right-click and select Axis Settings. The Axis Specification window
appears.