Formatting and Annotation

Add labels, adjust colors, define axis limits, apply lighting or transparency, set camera view

Customize the appearance of your plots to convey additional information or enhance the display of the data. For example, you can add titles and labels, change the axis limits, or add grid lines. You also can combine multiple sets of data in one figure, either by showing all the data in one axes or by using multiple axes in a single figure.

Frequently Viewed Topics
  • Labels and Annotations
    Add titles, axis labels, informative text, and other graph annotations
  • Axes Appearance
    Modify axis limits and tick values, add grid lines, combine multiple plots
  • Colormaps
    View and modify colormap, control color scaling, add colorbar
  • 3-D Scene Control
    Add light, set object transparency, control camera view

Featured Examples

Combine Multiple Plots

Combine Multiple Plots

Show multiple plots together in the same figure, either by combining the plots in the same axes or by creating a tiled chart layout.

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Change Color Scheme Using a Colormap

Change Color Scheme Using a Colormap

Switch between different predefined colormaps, or create a custom colormap.

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Create Chart with Two y-Axes

Create Chart with Two y-Axes

Create a chart with y-axes on both the left and right sides.

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