Moving Labels

Grapher allows you to manually move labels that are displayed for plots and axes with the Move Labels command. You can also move axis and graph titles and legend entries with the Move Labels command. To move the plot labels:

1. Click Site_B in the Object Manager to select the plot.

2. Click the Graph Tools | Plot Tools | Move Labels command. The Move Labels command remains highlighted to indicate Move Labels mode is active. The first label will appear with a box around it, .

3. Click on the label, hold down the left mouse button, and drag the label to the desired location. Alternatively, press the ARROW keys on the keyboard to move the label a small amount.

4. When you are finished moving this label, click on another label to move it. Repeat the clicking on labels and moving until all labels are in the desired location.

5. When finished, press the ESC key on the keyboard or click the Graph Tools | Plot Tools | Move Labels command again to end moving labels mode.

To return the labels to their original positions, you can use the Graph Tools | Plot Tools | Reset Positions command. Labels can be automatically moved to reduce overlap with the Disperse Labels command.

 

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