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4.5.2 Color Graphics Format Parameters

You can use the Color Graphics Format Parameters extended
option to override parameter defaults which control color
graphics format and appearance.  These default values are
specified through the MICF Color Graphics Format Parameters
process.  You can customize these defaults to match your most
common reporting requirements; you need to override color
graphics format defaults only for exceptional reporting
requirements.

Figure 4-6 illustrates the Color Graphics Format Parameters
screen.

/----------------------  Color Graphics Format Parameters  ---------------------\
|Command ===>                                              Format set: PENPLOT  |
|                                                                               |
|Inquiry step:  Presentation Graphics                                           |
|                                                                               |
|Title print font        ===> XSWISSBE   Title color             ===> BLUE      |
|Draw border around plot ===> N   (Y/N)  Background color        ===> ________  |
|Axis color              ===> BLACK      Area inside axis color  ===> ________  |
|Text color              ===> BLACK                                             |
|                                                                               |
|History:           Sym ===> STAR      Line ===> SOLID     Color  ===> RED      |
|Forecast:          Sym ===> PLUS      Line ===> DOTTED    Color  ===> BLUE     |
|Previous forecast: Sym ===> PLUS      Line ===> DASHED    Color  ===> GREEN    |
|                                                                               |
|Upper confidence:  Sym ===> TRIANGLE  Line ===> SOLID     Color  ===> YELLOW   |
|Lower confidence:  Sym ===> TRIANGLE  Line ===> SOLID     Color  ===> YELLOW   |
|Reference limits:  Sym ===> NONE      Line ===> SOLID     Color  ===> BLACK    |
|                                                                               |
|                                                                               |
|                                                                               |
|Symbol (NONE,PLUS,STAR,TRIANGLE,DIAMOND,HASH,SQUARE,A-Z,0-9,or SAS/GRAPH value)|
|Line   (SOLID,DASHED,DOTTED,1-32)                                              |
|Color  (May be any color available on your graphics device.)                   |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/

 Figure 4-6.  Color Graphics Format Parameters Screen

The parameters for the Color Graphics Format Parameters shown
in Figure 4-6 screen are defined below:

Title print   The character format (font) for the title
font:         line(s).  Character font names are one to nine
              characters in length.  Refer to the SAS/GRAPH
              User's Guide for a list of valid character
              fonts.

Title color:  The color of the title line(s).

Draw border   The specification to frame the graph with a
around plot:  border (that is, draw a line around the outside
              of the display).

Background    The specification to generate the graph on a
color:        colored background (that is, fill the entire
              graph with a color).

Axis color:   The color of the x-axis and y-axis.

Area inside   The specification to draw the plot lines on a
axis color:   colored background (that is, only the area
              inside the axis is filled.

Text color:   The color of all text words except the titles
              and labels.

Symbol:       The symbol for plotting the data values.  See
              the SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for the available
              symbols.

Line type:    The line type for plotting the data values.
              See the SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for the
              available line types.

Color:        The color for plotting the data values.  See
              the SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for the available
              colors.