Mini-Formatting Toolbar Mini-Formatting ToolbarAn important aspect of graph customization is the appearance of the letters and numbers on the graph so that they match well with rest of the text in your report or presentation.
One place the Mini-formatting toolbar is available above the edit window on the Graph Titles/Text dialog. Using the buttons on this toolbar, you can specify a font type and style, add superscripts and subscripts, change the font attributes to bold or italics, etc. You can also place legend symbols in titles or texts as well include fits or functions in titles.
For details concerning plots, point markers, fit equations etc, see also the respective topics in the Graph Index.
Mini-Formatting Toolbar Buttons
Insert plot symbol/marker. Click
this button to insert into the respective text the plot symbol for a plot.
For example, in a scatterplot
you can click this button, select the desired scatterplot (in a multiple
scatterplot), and thus insert the point marker for the respective plot
into the custom text, title, label, etc. (at the current cursor position).
Note that the plot symbol inserted with this tool will automatically be
updated if the respective plot changes (e.g., if you change the point
marker, or change the nature of the plot from points to bars, etc.). To
"disconnect" the respective field (e.g., pointer marker) from
the plot, so that it will not update with changes in the graph, select
Disconnect
text from Graph from the Graph
shortcut menu after clicking on the respective symbol in the text.
Insert plot equation, type of fit.
Click this button to insert information about the fit for a selected plot.
When appropriate, a fit equation will be inserted. For example, suppose
you computed a scatterplot with a polynomial
fit. You can insert the actual fit equation (with the estimated parameter
values) into the title, custom text, etc. (at the current cursor position)
by clicking this button and selecting the respective fit for the respective
plot. When the respective fit cannot be expressed in a simple equation,
then the name of the fit type will be inserted instead. Note that the
fit information will be updated when the data change, or the nature of
the fit changes. To "disconnect" the respective field (e.g.,
fit equation with the current parameter estimates) from the plot, so that
it will not be updated with changes in the graph, select Disconnect text from Graph from the Graph shortcut menu after clicking
on the respective equation in the text.
Font. Click this button to display
the standard font selection dialog; from that dialog, select the font
for the highlighted text.
Font name and size. These fields
provide shortcut access to the available fonts and font sizes; highlight
the text that is to be formatted, and then select the desired font and/or
font size.
Font color. Click this button
to select a different color for the highlighted (selected) text.
Font appearance. Click these buttons
to format the highlighted (selected) text as bold, italic, and/or underlined.
Text alignment. Click these buttons
to align the text flush left, centered, or flush right.
Cut, copy, paste. Click these
buttons to perform the standard cut, copy, and paste operations.
Undo, redo. Click these buttons
to perform the standard undo-edit and redo-edit operations.
Support for F4.
To simplify the process of editing graph display features (e.g., font
color, point markers, area patterns), STATISTICA
provides support for F4. This means that you can repeat