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ActivePositionProperty property
adding data to axes
animation
    erase modes for
    movies
annotating graphs <1> <2>
    adding a title
    adding labels
    adding plots of data statistics
    adding text
area <1> <2>
area graphs <1> <2>
arrays, storing images
arrows
    adding to a graph
aspect ratio of figures <1> <2>
    See also printing
axes
    adding labels
    adding text
    aspect ratio
        2-D
    automatic modes
    axis control
    axis direction
    CLim property
    color limits
    ColorOrder property
    colors
    individual axis control
    labeling
    labels
        font properties
        using TeX characters
    locking position
    making grids coincident
    multiaxis
    multiple <1> <2>
    NextPlot property
    overlapping
    positioning
    preparing to accept graphics
    properties
        for labeling
    protecting from output
    scaling
        independent
    setting
        limits
        line styles used for plotting
    setting limits
    standard plotting behavior
    target for graphics
    tick marks
        locating
    units
    unlocking position
    with two x- and y-axes
axis
    equal
    illustrated examples, 2-D
    image
    square
    tight
axis labels, rotating

background color, of text
backing store
bar <1> <2>
bar graphs
    3-D
    grouped
        2-D
        3-D
    horizontal
    labeling <1> <2>
    overlaid with plots
    stacked
bar3 <1> <2>
bar3h
barh
binary images
bins, specifying for histogram
BMP
buttons on toolbar

callbacks
    function handles used for
    using function handles for
CData property
    images
CDataMapping property
    images
cla
clabel <1> <2>
clf
close
close request function
    default
closereq.m
CloseRequestFcn property
    default value
    errors in
    overriding
closing figures
closing MATLAB, errors occurring when
color limits, calculating
colordef
colormaps
    simulating multiple
ColorOrder
colors
    changing color scheme
    controlled by axes
    mapping to data
    specifying figure colors
    used for plotting
compass
compass plots
complex numbers, plotting
    with feather
containers for graphics objects
contour
contour plots
    algorithm
    filled
    in polar coordinates
    labeling
    specifying contour levels <1> <2>
contour3
contourc <1> <2>
contourf <1> <2>
converting the data class of an indexed image
copying
    figures
    options
copying graphics objects
current
    axes
    figure
    object
current figure
cursors
    See pointers
curve fitting graph data

data cursor
data statistics
    formatting plots of
    plotting <1> <2>
Data Statistics tool
    example
    interface
    saving to workspace
data tips
    See also data cursor
data types
    8-bit integers
    double-precision
DataAspectRatio property
    images
default
    aspect ratio
        of figure windows
    CloseRequestFcn
    factory
    figure color scheme
    property values
        removing
        search path, diagram
        setting to factory defaults
default line styles, setting and removing
deleting graphics objects
deselecting objects
discrete data graphs
    stairstep plots
    stem plots
double
    converting image data to double
    converting to uint16
    converting to uint8
    converting to uint8 or uint16
double buffering

editing plots
    interactively
efficient programming <1> <2>
ending plot edit mode
erase modes
    and printing
    background
    images
    none
    xor
errors closing MATLAB
examples
    animation
    area graphs
    bar graphs
    contour plots
    copying graphics objects
    custom pointers
    direction and velocity graphs
    discrete data graphs
    double axis graphs
    finding object handles
    histograms
    hold
    line
    movies
    multiline text
    newplot
    object creation functions
    overlapping axes
    pie charts
    plot
        complex data
    plotting line styles
    ScreenSize property
    setting default property values
    simulating multiple colormaps
    specifying figure position
    subplot
    text
exporting
    Enhanced Metafiles
exporting figures
    Adobe Illustrator
    EPS files
    formats
        choosing a format
        MATLAB and GhostScript
        vector or bitmap
    JPEG files
    LaTeX
        importing example
    lighting
    publication quality
    TIFF files
    transparency
extent of computer screen

factory defaults
feather <1> <2>
feather plots
figure
    colormap
    palette
    toolbar
figure files <1> <2>
figures
    CloseRequestFcn
    closing
    copying
    defining custom pointers
    defining pointers
    defining the color of
    exporting
    for plotting
    introduction to
    NextPlot property
    opening
    positioning
    positioning example
    preparing to accept graphics
    printing
        default figure size for printing
    protecting from output
    rendering properties
    saving
    specifying pointers
    standard plotting behavior
    units
    visible property
    with multiple axes
files
    exporting
    figure .fig
    formats for figures
    opening
    printing
    saving
fill, properties changed by
fill3, properties changed by
findobj
fonts
    axis labels
formats for figures
function handles
    Handle Graphics callbacks
functions
    convenience forms
    high-level vs. low-level

gca
    handle visibility
gcf
    handle visibility
gco
get
getframe
GIF graphic file format
ginput
gradient
graphical input
graphics
    improving performance of
graphics file formats
    list of formats supported by MATLAB
graphics images
    16-bit
        intensity
    8-bit
        intensity
        RGB
    converting from one format to another
    converting to RGB
    reading from file
    writing to file
    See also BMP, HDF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIFF, XWD
graphics M-files
    structure of
graphics objects
    accessing handles
    accessing hidden handles
    axes
    controlling where they draw
    copying
    deleting
    function handle callbacks
    functions that create
        convenience forms
    handle validity versus visibility
    HandleVisibility property
    images
    invisible handles
    lights
    line
    patches
    properties
        changed by functions
        changed when created
        common to all objects
        factory defined
        getting current values
        listing possible values
        querying in groups
        search path for default values
        searching for
        setting values
    property names
    rectangle
    setting parent of
    surface
    text
graphs
    annotating
    area
    bar
        horizontal
    compass plots
    contour plots
    direction and velocity
    discrete data
    feather plots
    generating M-code for
    histograms
    labeling
    pie charts
    quiver plots
    stairstep plots
    with double axes
grayscale
    See also intensity images
Greek characters
    using to annotate
    See also text function
grids, coincident

handles to graphics objects
    finding
handles, saving in M-files
HandleVisibility property
HDF
high-level functions
hist
histograms
    in polar coordinates
    labeling the bins
    rose plot
    specifying number of bins
hold
    and NextPlot
    testing state of
hold state, testing for
HorizontalAlignment property

image <1> <2>
    properties changed by
image types
    binary
images
    16-bit
        indexed
    8-bit
        indexed
    data types
    erase modes
    indexed
    information about files
    intensity
    numeric classes
    printing
    properties
        CData
        CDataMapping
        XData and YData
    RGB
    size and aspect ratio
    storing in MATLAB
    truecolor
    types
    See also graphics images
imagesc <1> <2>
imfinfo <1> <2>
imread <1> <2>
imwrite <1> <2>
ind2rgb
indexed images
    converting the data class of
indirgb
intensity images
    converting the data class of
interpreter property
ishold

JPEG

labeling
    axes
labeling graphs <1> <2>
LaTeX
    See TeX
legend
legends
    with data statistics
limits
    axes <1> <2>
line styles
    used for plotting
        redefining
lines
    adding as annotations
    adding to existing graph
    marker types
    styles
LineStyleOrder property
locking axes position
loglog, properties changed by
low-level functions

mapping data to color
markers used for plotting
MATLAB 4 color scheme
MATLAB, quitting
matrix
    displaying contours
    plotting
    representing as
        area graph
        bar graph
        histogram
    storing images
M-code, saving a graph as
meshc
M-files
    basic structure of graphics
    closereq
    to set color mapping
    using newplot
    writing efficient
movie <1> <2>
movies
    example
moving
    objects
multiaxis axes
multiline text

newplot
    example using
NextPlot property
    add
    new
    replace
    replacechildren <1> <2>
    setting plotting color order

open
OpenGL <1> <2>
    printing
opening figures
options for copying
organization of Handle Graphics
orient
    example
OuterPosition property

page setup
painters algorithm
panels
    contained in figures
panning
paper type
    setting from the command line
paper type for printing
    setting from the command line
PaperPosition property
    example
PaperType property
    example
parent, of graphics object
PCX
pie charts
    labeling
    offsetting a slice
    removing a piece
plot <1> <2>
    properties changed by
plot browser
Plot Catalog
plot edit mode
    overview
    starting and ending
plot edit toolbar
plot3
    properties changed by
plotedit
plots
    editing
plotting
    adding to existing graph
    annotating graphs
    area graphs
    bar graphs
    compass plots
    complex data
    contour plots
    contours, labeling
    creating a plot
    data-point markers
    elementary functions for
    feather plots
    interactive
    line colors
    line styles
    matrices
    multiple graphs
    overlaying bar graphs
    quiver plots
    specifying line styles <1> <2>
    stairstep plots
    stem plots
    to subaxis
    vector data
    windows for
plotting statistics
plotting tools
PNG
    writing as 16-bit using imwrite
Pointer property
pointers
    custom
        example defining
    specifying
PointerShapeCData property
PointerShapeHotSpot property
polar
polar coordinates
    contour plots
    rose plot
position of figure
Position property
    axes
    figure
Position property
positioning axes
positioning of axes
positioning text on a graph
preferences
printing
    aspect ratio
        default
    background color
    figure size
        setting from the command line <1> <2> <3>
    fonts
        supported for HPGL
        supported for PostScript and GhostScript
        supported for Windows drivers
    images
    MATLAB printer driver
        definition
    OpenGL
    paper type
        setting from the command line
    PaperType property
        example
    PostScript
        fonts supported for
    quick start
    renderer
        methods
    resolution
        with painters renderer
        with Z-buffer renderer
    troubleshooting
    Z-buffer
printing figures
properties
    automatic axes
    changed by built-in functions
    changed by object creation functions
    defining in startup.m
    for labeling axes
    naming convention
    specifying default values
    See also graphics objects
Property Editor
property values
    defaults
    defined by MATLAB
    getting
    resetting to default
    setting
    specifying defaults
    user defined

quiver <1> <2>
quiver plots
    2-D
    3-D
    combined with contour plot
    displaying velocity vectors
quiver3

Renderer property
    and printing
rendering
    options
    Z-buffer
reset
resizing objects
RGB
    converting to
    images
        converting the data class of
rose <1> <2>
rotating 3-D views
rotating axis labels

saveas
saving figures
saving graphs
screen extent, determining
ScreenSize property
    example
selecting multiple objects
selection button
semilogx, properties changed by
semilogy, properties changed by
set
ShowHiddenHandles property
size of computer screen
spline
stairs <1> <2>
stairstep plot
starting plot edit mode
statistics
    formatting plots of
    plotting <1> <2>
    saving to workspace
stem
stem plots
    3-D
    overlaid with line plot
stem3 <1> <2>
string variable, in text
subplot
surfc
symbols, TeX characters

Tag property use
TeX
    available characters
    creating mathematical symbols
    symbols in text <1> <2>
text
    adding to axes <1> <2>
    for labeling plots
    horizontal and vertical alignment
    multiline
    placing dynamically, example
    placing outside of axes
    positioning
    TeX characters
    using variables in
text annotations
tick marks, on axes <1> <2>
TIFF
TightInset property
title
    adding to a graph
toolbar
    buttons

uint16 arrays
    converting to double <1> <2>
    operations supported on
    storing images
uint8 arrays
    converting to double <1> <2>
    operations supported on
uint8 arrays
    storing images
uipanels
undo/redo <1> <2>
units
    axes
    used by figures
Units property
unlocking axes position
unselecting objects

vectors
    displaying velocity
velocity vectors displayed with quiver
VerticalAlignment property
visibility of graphics objects <1> <2>

XWD

Z-buffer
    printing
zoom