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<P><font size="+2" color="green">Getting the axis numbers right</font></P>
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Suppose you want a <i>y</i>-axis number range from <CODE>0</CODE> to
<CODE>0.0008</CODE> and an <i>x</i>-axis number
range from <CODE>-40</CODE> to <CODE>30</CODE>. You set the axis scales
with the commands below and by default you will get the left axis box
in the figure below.</P>
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SCALE -40 30 0 .0008 ! x-axis: -40 to 30, y-axis: 0 to 0.0008
GRAPH\AXESONLY ! only plot the axes
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<center><IMG SRC="GraphS17I01.gif"></center></p>
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But suppose you want the <i>y</i>-axis numbers to be of the form
<CODE>n.0</CODE> with something like (×10<sup><i>-m</i></sup>)
included as part of the <i>y</i>-axis label. Then you could enter the
commands below to produce the axis box on the right in the figure.</P>
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SET YPOWERAUTO 0 ! do not automatically calculate the y-axis power
SET YPOWER -4 ! set the y-axis power
SET YNUMBEROFDECIMALS 1 ! number of decimal places for y-axis numbers
SET YNUMBEROFDIGITS 3 ! number of digits for y-axis numbers
SCALE -40 30 0 .0008 ! set the axis scales after the numbering format
GRAPH\AXESONLY ! just plot the axes
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