Page layout

Page layout

The page layout can be customized to create multiple graphs on the page. The page is then divided into an m-by-n grid whose cells contain independent graphs.

You can set up the size of the grid through the page layout dialog window or the interactive widget. You can also create a new row or a new column directly by drag and drop of items.

The page layout dialog window

Procedure

1. Select Tools > Page layout....

   Figure 112: Tools menu

2. Adjust the number of rows and columns in the Page layout dialog window.

   Figure 113: Page layout dialog window

The interactive widget

Procedure

1. Click the icon in the plot toolbar.

2. Hover the pointer over the grid to select the number of rows and columns and left-click to apply.

   Figure 114: Selecting rows and columns

   Note You can also click More... at the bottom of the widget to open the Page layout dialog window. Refer to the page layout dialog window section for more information.

Results

In the above screenshot, we are adding an extra column and an extra row to the plot. The result is as follows:

Figure 115: Page with 2 rows and 2 columns

You can use the same widget to remove rows or columns:

The cells that contain a graph icon define the current grid configuration of the page. All the columns and rows that are not part of the greyed selection are removed and the new configuration is applied on the page.

Warning

If the graphs that are removed contain curves, those curves are deleted and lost.

In the above example, the second column is removed. Here is the result:

Creating a new graph area through drag and drop

You can automatically create a new graph area simply by dropping a variable onto the right side or the bottom side of the page area.

A blue bar indicates where to drop to create the row or the column.

Figure 116: New column creation through drag-and-drop on the right side

Figure 117: New row creation through drag-and-drop on the bottom side

Switching the positions of graphs

switch position

If you have several rows or columns in your plot, you can switch the positions of the graphs.

Procedure

1. Right-click on one of the graphs whose position you want to switch with another graph, and select Switch position in the contextual menu.

   Figure 118: Switch position

   The cursor becomes a hand symbol .

2. Click on the graph with which you want to switch the selected graph:

   Figure 119: Select new graph position

   The two graphs are switched: Figure 120: Graphs switched