Setting Graphics Options

To specify values for graphics options, you can submit a GOPTIONS statement. Graphics options control characteristics of the graph, such as size, colors, type fonts, fill patterns, and symbols. In addition, they affect the settings of device parameters, which are defined in the device entry. Device parameters control such characteristics as the appearance of the display, the type of output produced, and the destination of the output.

The GOPTIONS statement allows you to change these settings temporarily, either for a single graph or for the duration of your SAS session. You can use the GOPTIONS statement to

override default values for graphics options that control either graphics attributes or device parameters for a single graph or for an entire SAS session
reset individual graphics options or all graphics options to their default values
cancel definitions for AXIS, FOOTNOTE, PATTERN, SYMBOL, and TITLE statements.

Graphics options remain in effect until you change them, reset them using the RESET= option, or end your SAS session.

General form, GOPTIONS statement:
GOPTIONS <options-list>;

where options-list can be one or more graphics options.

With the exception of RESET=, graphics options can be listed in any order in a GOPTIONS statement. RESET= should be the first option in the GOPTIONS statement.

For example, this GOPTIONS statement sets the values for background color, text height, and text font:

    goptions cback=blue htext=6 pct ftext=zapf;;

This GOPTIONS statement resets all graphic options to their default values:

     goptions reset=goptions;

Graphic Options

Graphic options can be one or more options from any or all of the following categories:

reset option
options that affect the appearance of the display area and the graphics output
options that affect color
options that control font selection or text appearance
options that set defaults for procedures and global statements
image animation options
options that affect how your SAS/GRAPH program runs
options that control how output is sent to devices or files
options that specify hardware capabilities of the device
options that control printer hardware features
options that interact with the operating environment
options for mainframe systems

Reset option

RESET=ALL | GLOBAL | statement-name | (statement-name(s))

Options that affect color

CBACK=background-color

CBY=BY-line-color

COLORS=<(colors-list | NONE)>

CPATTERN=pattern-color

CSYMBOL=symbol-color

CTEXT=text-color

CTITLE=title-color

PENMOUNTS=active-pen-mounts

PENSORT | NOPENSORT

Options that set defaults for procedures and global statements

GUNIT=units

INTERPOL=interpolation-method

OFFSHADOW=(x <units>, y <units> | (x,y) <units>

V6COMP | NOV6COMP

Options that control how output is sent to devices or files

ADMGDF | NOADMGDF

DEVADDR=device-address

DEVICE=device-entry

DEVMAP=device-map-name | NONE

EXTENSION='file-type'

FILECLOSE=DRIVERTERM | GRAPHEND

FILEONLY | NOFILEONLY

GACCESS=output-format | 'output-format > destination'

GEND='string' <...'string-n'>

GEPILOG='string' <...'string-n'>

GOUTMODE=APPEND | REPLACE

GPROLOG='string' <...'string-n'>

GPROTOCOL=module-name

GSFLEN=record-length

GSFMODE=APPEND | PORT | REPLACE

GSFNAME=fileref

GSFPROMPT | NOGSFPROMPT

GSTART='string' <...'string-n'>

HANDSHAKE=HARDWARE | NONE | SOFTWARE | XONXOFF

KEYMAP=map-name | NONE

POSTGEPILOG='string'

POSTGPROLOG='string'

PREGEPILOG='string'

PREGPROLOG='string'

PROMPTCHARS='prompt-chars-hex-string'X

Options that control printer hardware features

AUTOCOPY | NOAUTOCOPY

AUTOFEED | NOAUTOFEED

BINDING=DEFAULTEDGE | LONGEDGE | SHORTEDGE

COLLATE | NOCOLLATE

DUPLEX | NODUPLEX

GCOPIES=(<current-copies><,max-copies>)

PAPERDEST=bin

PAPERFEED=feed-increment <IN | CM>

PAPERLIMIT=width <IN | CM>

PAPERSIZE='size-name' | (width,height)

PAPERSOURCE=tray

PAPERTYPE='type-name'

PPDFILE=fileref | 'external-file'

REPAINT=redraw-factor

REVERSE | NOREVERSE

SPEED=pen-speed

UCC='control-characters-hex-string'X

Options that interact with the operating environment

DRVINIT='system-command(s)'

DRVTERM='system-command(s)'

PREGRAPH='system-command(s)'

POSTGRAPH='system-command(s)'

PROMPT | NOPROMPT

Options for mainframe systems

GCLASS=SYSOUT-class

GDDMCOPY=FSCOPY | GSCOPY

GDDMNICKNAME=nickname

GDDMTOKEN=token

GDEST=destination

GFORMS='forms-code'

GWRITER='writer-name'

TRANTAB=table | user-defined-table