Editing Data Display Overview
overview 

For each graph, you can represent the data with one or more data display types, such as symbols, bars, and areas. Each data display has several attributes, such as size, color, and fill pattern that you can change after you create a graph. To become familiar with available data display editing, double-click the data displays on a graph and investigate.

To enter edit mode, do one of the following:

·    Double-click the data display. You can change an individual data value, a group of data values, or all data values.

·    Select the data display and choose Editor > Edit.

·    Select the data display, right-click, and choose Edit.

·    Choose the data display from the Select list on the graph toolbar and click .

Data display

To change...

Symbols

·   Type, color, and size - see Edit Symbols - Attributes

·    Grouping variables - see Edit Symbols - Groups

·    Bar order and y-scale on bar charts - see Edit Symbols - Chart Options

·   Display of identical data points on individual value plots, Interval plots, and boxplots - see Edit Symbols - Identical Points

·    Display of overlapping data points on scatterplots, matrix plots, and 3D scatterplots - see Edit Symbols - Jitter

·    Bin intervals on histograms and dotplots - see Edit Symbols - Binning

Connect lines

·    Type, color, and size - see Edit Connect Line - Attributes

·    Grouping variables - see Edit Connect Line - Groups

·    Method and order of connecting data - see Edit Connect Line - Options

·    Bar order and y-scale on bar charts - see Edit Connect Line - Chart Options

·    Overlap of data points - see Edit Connect Line - Jitter

Project lines

·    Type, color, and size - see Edit Project Lines - Attributes

·    Grouping variables - see Edit Project Lines - Groups

·    Project direction and base - see Edit Project Lines - Options

·    Bar order and y-scale on bar charts - see Edit Project Lines - Chart Options

·    Overlap of data points - see Edit Project Lines - Jitter

·    Bin intervals on histograms - see Edit Project Lines - Binning

Areas

·    Type, color, and size - see Edit Area - Attributes

·    Add a grouping variable - see Edit Area - Groups

·    Method and order of connecting data - see Edit Area - Options

·    Number and placement of contour levels - see Edit Area - Levels

·    Resolution and interpolation method for  the mesh on a contour plot - see Edit Area - Method

·    Stacking order of the variables on an area graph - see Edit Area - Options

·    Overlap of data points - see Edit Area - Jitter

·     Bin intervals on histograms - see Edit Area - Binning

Bars

·    Type, color, and size - see Edit Bars - Attributes

·    Grouping variables - see Edit Bars - Groups

·    Bar order and y-scale on bar charts - see Edit Bars - Chart Options

·    Bin intervals on histograms - see Edit Bars - Binning

Boxes

·    Type, color, and size - see Edit Box - Attributes

·    Grouping variables - see Edit Box - Groups

·    Box characteristics, such as endpoint type, whiskers, and width - see Edit Box - Options

In addition to the data displays described in the table above, you can also edit interval bars, contour lines, dots, pie slices, and 3D surfaces.