In addition to the formatting options common to all objects, and those common to all plots, 2D plots have certain properties which can be formatted:

 

•Overlays

•Gates to display

•Color levels for density and contour plots

•Specific options

 

Each 2D plot type has additional options which may be formatted:

 

•Dot Plot and Color Dot Plot (Overlays)

•Density plots and Contour Plots (Overlays and Color Levels)

•Surface plots (Overlays)

 

 

You can always format a plot by:

•Right-clicking on it (or double-clicking on a plot that is already selected), selecting Format from the pop-up menu, and choosing a category to format. This method will allow you to use the Preview and the Restore buttons to see what the changes would look like without actually accepting the changes

 

•Select the plot(s) and choose the desired category from the Format tab of the Ribbon. Formatting from the ribbon will open a formatting options dialog in a dockable window that will apply changes as they are made.