Plots Options

To access this dialog:

In the Options dialog, select the Plotting tab.

The Plots section of the Options dialog is used to configure settings relevant to the Plots window:

Field Details

Default Page Setup

Specify how your plots window output will be formatted, and view on-screen:

Paper Size and Orientation: if using a standard page size, select from the drop-down list. Select a Portrait or Landscape option.

Width/Height: if the default width and height for the selected paper size/orientation needs to be changed, use the spin buttons to update the values in these fields.

Margins: set the page margins using the four fields in this area.

Default Font

Your default (system) font is displayed here. Select the Edit... button to show a font browser dialog, allowing you to change the font settings.

Printing

Plots window-specific printing options:

Paper Orientation: this option, if selected, will cause the printer page settings to be amended to use the settings specified for your plots window (see Default Page Setup, above).

Bitmap Handling: there are three options to control how bitmap images are to be handled during the printing process:

Proportional Scaling (default): images will be scaled proportionally, maintain their aspect ratio.

No Scaling: Images will not be scaled.

Average Colour Fill: use an averaging algorithm to represent overlapping data caused by the scaling process.

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	The Options dialog