Labels - High-Low-Close Plots

Data point labels can be shown on most plot types in Grapher. The labels can show data values or information from some other column in the data file. Labels can also be customized to appear in specific locations and can use a variety of formats, fonts, and colors to optimize the look and feel of the graph.

The following information is for the options contained on the Labels tab for hi-low-close plots. To edit the labels, click on a high-low-close plot to select it. In the Property Manager, click on the Labels tab.

Set label properties in the Property Manager on the Labels tab.

Display Labels

Check the Display open labels, Display high labels, Display low labels, or Display close labels boxes to display the open, high, low, or close label values. You can choose to display any combination of these labels.

Worksheet Rows

You can choose the range of rows to plot labels in the Worksheet rows group. Click the next to Worksheet rows to see the options. The default rows are the first and last rows containing data.

If Auto is selected for the First row and Last row, the first through last rows containing data are used as labels. To limit the range of the plotted labels, you can change the range of rows. Click on the word Auto to change it to Custom. Then highlight the existing value and type a new row number value. To return to the default values, click the word Custom and select Auto and First row or Last row will revert to the default rows.

Frequency

Use the Frequency to control the number of labels in the plot. A Frequency of 1 displays a label for every data row. If the Frequency is set to 3, every third data point is labeled.

Label Format

The Label Format section includes the Font, Format, and Background properties for the plot labels.

Label Font

Click the next to Font to set the label font properties. The font Face, Size (points), Color, Opacity, Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough properties can be set for most labels.

Label Format

Click the next to Format to set the label format properties. The label Type, display of numbers, Prefix, and Suffix can be set for labels.

Label Background

Click the next to Background to set the label background properties. The Background is the area behind the label. Click the next to Line to set the line properties for the line that goes around the text. Click the next to Fill to set the fill properties for the area around the text.

See Also

Move Labels

Reset Positions

Hi-Low-Close Plots