Chapter 3. Beyond the Basics – Adjusting Key Parameters

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

• Setting colors of points, lines, and bars
• Setting plot background colors
• Setting colors for text elements – axis labels, titles, plot titles, and legends
• Choosing color combinations and palettes
• Setting fonts for annotations and titles
• Choosing plotting point symbol styles and sizes
• Choosing line styles and width
• Choosing box styles
• Adjusting axis labels and tick marks
• Formatting log axes
• Setting graph margins and dimensions