Sequential/Stacked Plots - Appearance Tab

Graphical Analytic Techniques

Select the Appearance tab of the Sequential/Stacked Plots Startup Panel to access options to specify the appearance of the plot. After the graph is created, you can further customize the arrangement and appearance of various components via the Graph Options dialog box, accessible by double-clicking in the background of a graph, or:

Ribbon bar. When a graph is active, select the Edit tab. In the Options group, click Graph to display the Graph Options dialog box.

Classic menus. When a graph is active, from the Format menu, select Graph Options to display the Graph Options dialog box.

Graph type

Select the type of sequential/stacked plot to be plotted from the Graph type list. Click the desired plot link below for a brief description of that type of graph.

Line	Step Area
Area	Mixed Step
Mixed Line	Column
Step

Graph style. Use the options in this group box to specify which graph style to use when creating the specified plot.

Use graph style

Select the graph style you want to use from this drop-down list. For more details on using and creating styles, see Graphics Styles - Overview.

Set as default style

Select this check box to set the currently specified graph style as the new default style. It will then be used for all graphs unless otherwise specified.

Get system default

Click this button to retrieve the system default graph style.

Document style

Use the options in this group box to specify which document style to use when creating the specified plot.

Use document style

Select the document style you want to use from this drop-down list. For more details on the document styles available, see  Document Styles - Overview.

Set as default document style

Select this check box to set the currently selected document style as the new default style. The document style will then be used for all graphs unless otherwise specified.

Get system default

Click this button to retrieve the system default document style.