Customize the Label Format in the Property Manager.
Axis, ScatterPlot labels, and legend label formats may be changed. Several options exist for changing label format properties:
Customize the Label Format in the Property Manager.
The Type display the numeric format to use for the labels. Available options are Fixed, Exponential, or General. To change the label type, click on the existing option and select the desired option from the list. Numbers displayed as Fixed appear as d.ddd; Exponential appear as d.dddE+ddd; and General appears in the format that uses less characters.
The Significant digits specifies the number of digits that should appear to the right of the decimal point for Fixed or Exponential label types, or how many total digits should be considered significant for General labels. To change the number of digits, highlight the existing value and type a new value or click and drag the 
to increase or decrease the value.
As an example, consider the numbers 7.45 and 15500:
|
Label Type |
Significant digits |
7.45 displays as |
15500 displays as |
|
Fixed |
2 |
7.45 |
15500 |
|
Fixed |
0 |
7 |
15500 |
|
Exponential |
2 |
7.45E+000 |
1.55E+004 |
|
Exponential |
0 |
7E+000 |
2E+004 |
|
General |
2 |
7.4 |
1.5E+004 |
|
General |
1 |
7 |
2E+004 |
The Prefix is any text that appears displayed before each label. For example, a prefix of GS would change the labels 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 to GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5. To insert a prefix, click in the empty box next to Prefix and type the desired text.
The Postfix is any text that appears displayed after each label. For example, a postfix of ppm would change the labels 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 to 1ppm, 2ppm, 3ppm, 4ppm, 5ppm. To insert a postfix, click in the empty box next to Postfix and type the desired text.
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