Annotating Graphs (MATLAB®)

• Getting Started

Overview of the MATLAB Environment

The MATLAB System

Starting a MATLAB Session

Quitting the MATLAB Program

About Matrices

Entering Matrices

sum, transpose, and diag

Examples of Expressions

Generating Matrices

The load Function

Saving Code to a File

Concatenation

Deleting Rows and Columns

Entering Long Statements

Arranging Graphs Within a Figure

Choosing a Type of Graph to Plot

Plot Edit Mode

Using Functions to Edit Graphs

Plotting Two Variables with Plotting Tools

Changing the Appearance of Lines and Markers

Adding More Data to the Graph

Changing the Type of Graph

Modifying the Graph Data Source

Annotating Graphs for Presentation

Printing the Graph

Exporting the Graph

Creating a Plot

Plotting Multiple Data Sets in One Graph

Specifying Line Styles and Colors

Plotting Lines and Markers

Graphing Imaginary and Complex Data

Adding Plots to an Existing Graph

Figure Windows

Displaying Multiple Plots in One Figure

Controlling the Axes

Adding Axis Labels and Titles

Saving Figures

About Mesh and Surface Plots

Visualizing Functions of Two Variables

About Plotting Image Data

Reading and Writing Images

Overview of Printing

Printing from the File Menu

Exporting the Figure to a Graphics File

Using the Print Command

Using the Handle

Graphics Objects

Setting Object Properties

Specifying the Axes or Figure

Finding the Handles of Existing Objects

Conditional Control - if, else, switch

Loop Control - for, while, continue, break

Error Control - try, catch

Program Termination - return

Multidimensional Arrays

Passing String Arguments to Functions

MATLAB Classes and Objects

Learn About Defining MATLAB Classes

Smoothing and Filtering

Overview

Measures of Location

Measures of Scale

Shape of a Distribution

Exploring Data in Graphs

Overview

Polynomial Regression

General Linear Regression

Starting GUIDE

The Layout Editor

Introduction to the Desktop

Arranging the Desktop

Accessing Documentation, Examples, and Demos Using the Help Browser

Searching for Documentation and Demos

Browsing for Documentation and Demos

Running Demos and Code in Examples

Workspace Browser

Variable Editor

How MATLAB Helps You Manage Files

Making Files Accessible to MATLAB

Using the Current Folder Browser to Manage Files

More Ways to Manage Files

Editing MATLAB Code Files

Identifying Problems and Areas for Improvement

Publishing MATLAB Code Files

Finding Errors Using the Code Analyzer Report

Improving Performance Using the Profiler

Call MATLAB Software from C/C++ and Fortran Programs

Call C/C++ and Fortran Programs from MATLAB Command Line

Call Sun Java Commands from MATLAB Command Line

Call Functions in Shared Libraries

Import and Export Data

• User's Guide

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Data Import and Export

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming

• Graphics

• Plots and Plotting Tools

• Data Exploration Tools

• Annotating Graphs

• How to Annotate Graphs

Graph Annotation Features

Enclosing Regions of a Graph in a Rectangle or an Ellipse

Textbox Annotations

Annotation Lines and Arrows

Adding a Colorbar to a Graph

Adding a Legend to a Graph

Pinning - Attaching to a Point in the Graph

• Alignment Tool - Aligning and Distributing Objects

Alignment Tool Functionality

Example - Vertical Distribute, Horizontal Align

Align/Distribute Menu Options

Snap to Grid - Aligning Objects on a Grid

• Adding Titles to Graphs

What Is a Title?

Using the Title Option on the Insert Menu

Using the Property Editor to Add a Title

Using the title Function

• Adding Axis Labels to Graphs

What Are Axis Labels?

Using the Label Options on the Insert Menu

Using the Property Editor to Add Axis Labels

Using Axis-Label Commands

• Adding Text Annotations to Graphs

What Are Text Annotations?

Creating Text Annotations with the text or gtext Function

Text Alignment

Example - Aligning Text

Editing Text Objects

Mathematical Symbols, Greek Letters, and TEX Characters

Using Character and Numeric Variables in Text

Example - Multiline Text

Example - Using LaTeX to Format Math Equations

Drawing Text in a Box

• Adding Arrows and Lines to Graphs

Creating Arrows and Lines in Plot Editing Mode

Editing Arrows and Line Annotations

• Positioning Annotations in Data Space

Example - Pinning Text Arrows and Ellipses

• Basic Plotting Commands

• Creating Specialized Plots

• Displaying Bit-Mapped Images

• Printing and Exporting

• Handle Graphics Objects

• Using Figure Properties

• Using Axes Properties

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C/C++ and Fortran API Reference

• Functions

• Examples

• Release Notes

Jul	AUG	Sep
	28
2010	2011	2012

Parallel Computing

Math, Statistics, and Optimization

Control System Design and Analysis

Signal Processing and Communications

Image Processing and Computer Vision

Test and Measurement

Computational Finance

Computational Biology

Code Generation

Application Deployment

Database Connectivity and Reporting

Fixed-Point Modeling

Event-Based Modeling

Physical Modeling

Control System Design and Analysis

Signal Processing and Communications

Code Generation

Rapid Prototyping and HIL Simulation

Verification, Validation, and Test

Simulation Graphics and Reporting

Technical Computing

Simulation and Model-Based Design

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