Formatting Graph Text

You can add formatted text to graphs using HTML tags. The following graph fields accept HTML tags.

Cartesian graphs

  • X-Axis Title
  • Y-Axis Title
  • Point Label
  • Polynomial Label
  • Segment Label
  • Text

Number line

  • X-Axis Title
  • Box and Whisker Label
  • Point Label
  • Ray Label
  • Segment Label
  • Vector Label

Pie chart

  • Slice Label

Polar graph

  • Axis Title
  • Point Label

To enter formatted text using HTML tags:

  1. Select a field that accepts HTML.
  2. Type **HTML**.
  3. Enter the text and HTML tags.
    For example: **HTML**E=MC<sup>2</sup>
  4. Click OK.


Common HTML Tags

The following common HTML tags are accepted in the graphing tool.

Format HTML Tag
Font and Size <font face='Tahoma' size='19'>TEXT</font>
Font Color <font color = 'red'>TEXT</font>   <font color = '#FF0000'>TEXT</font>
Font Shadows

Solid Shadow   <font face='impact' size='30' shadowtype ='solid' shadowoffset = '5, 5' shadowfadelength = '10'>TEXT</font> 

Linear Blur   <font face='impact' size='30' shadowtype ='linearblur' shadowoffset = '10, 10' shadowfadelength = '10'>TEXT</font>  

Radial Blur
<font face='impact' size='30' shadowtype ='radialblur'  shadowoffset = '10, 10' shadowfadelength = '10'>TEXT</font>  

Gaussian Blur <font face='impact' size='30' shadowtype ='gaussianblur'  shadowoffset = '10, 10' shadowfadelength = '10'>TEXT</font>
Bold <b>TEXT</b>
Italic <i>TEXT</i>
Underline <u>TEXT</u>
Subscript <sub>TEXT</sub>
Superscript <sup>TEXT</sup>