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Altering Plot and Chart Appearances
2 Select a scale type: either linear or log.
To set a default scale type for a variable, which avoids making this change every time you run an
analysis, see “Changing Columns’ Default Axis Settings,” p. 152.
Changing the Numeric Format of an Axis
For plots and charts that contain a numeric axis area, you can change the format of the axis. To change
the numeric format while viewing a graph:
1 Double-click a numeric axis. Or, right-click and select Axis Settings. The Axis Specification
window appears.
2 In the box beside Format, use the drop-down menu to select an option. See “Numeric Format
Options,” p. 63, for details.
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3 If you selected:
– Date or Time from the Format drop-down menu in the previous step, use the drop-down menu
to the right of the selection you just made to select date increments for tick marks. See “Numeric
Format Options,” p. 63, for descriptions of options. You will also need to specify the format of
the increments, as described in “Changing the Axis Increments,” p. 202.
– Fixed Dec from the Format drop-down menu in the previous step, a text box appears beside the
Format box. Type the number of decimal places you want JMP to display.
Note: When you change the numeric format of an axis, you do not change the numeric format of the
way the values appear in the corresponding data table. To change the way a date or time appears in a
data table, see “Choosing Numeric Formats,” p. 61.