Graphics Options Listed Alphabetically

A B C D E F G H I K L O P Q R S T U V X Y

Name
Syntax and Description
ACCESSIBLE
NOACCESSIBLE
Specifies whether descriptive text and summary statistics representing your graphics output are written to the graph’s HTML output file.
Product: SAS/GRAPH
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ALTDESC
NOALTDESC
Specifies whether to write the DESCRIPTION= statement text to the ALT= text in an HTML file.
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ASPECT=scaling-factor
Sets the aspect ratio for graphics elements.
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AUTOCOPY
NOAUTOCOPY
Specifies whether to generate hard copy automatically.
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AUTOFEED
NOAUTOFEED
Specifies whether devices with continuous paper or automatic paper feed should roll or feed the paper automatically for the next graph.
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AUTOSIZE=ON | OFF | DEFAULT
Controls whether to change the size of the character cells in order to preserve the number of rows and columns specified in the device entry.
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BINDING=DEFAULTEDGE | LONGEDGE | SHORTEDGE
Specifies which edge of the document is the binding edge.
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BORDER
NOBORDER
Specifies whether to draw a border around the graphics output area.
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CBACK=background-color
Specifies the background color of the graphics output.
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CBY=By line-color
Selects the color of the BY lines that appear in the graphics output.
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CELL
NOCELL
Controls whether to use cell alignment.
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CHARACTERS
NOCHARACTERS
Specifies whether the device-resident font is used when no font or FONT=NONE is specified in a SAS statement.
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CHARTYPE=hardware-font-chartype
Selects the number of the default hardware character set.
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CIRCLEARC
NOCIRCLEARC
Specifies whether SAS/GRAPH should use the device's hardware circle-drawing capability, if available.
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COLLATE
NOCOLLATE
Specifies whether to collate the output, if collation is supported by the device.
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COLORS=<(colors-list | NONE)>
Specifies the colors used to produce your graphics output if you do not specify colors explicitly in program statements.
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CPATTERN=pattern-color
Selects the default color for PATTERN definitions when a color has not been specified.
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CSYMBOL=symbol-color
Specifies the default color for SYMBOL definitions when a color has not been specified.
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CTEXT=text-color
Selects the default color for all text and the border.
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CTITLE=title-color
Selects the default color for all titles, footnotes, and notes, and the border.
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DASH
NODASH
Specifies whether to use the device's hardware dashed-line capability, if available.
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DASHSCALE=scaling-factor
Scales the lengths of the dashes in a dashed line.
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DELAY=delay-time
Controls the amount of time between graphs in the animation sequence.
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DEVADDR=device-address
Specifies the location of the device to which the output of device drivers is sent.
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DEVICE=device-entry
Specifies the device driver to which SAS/GRAPH sends the procedure output. The device driver controls the format of graphics output.
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DEVMAP=device-map-name | NONE
Specifies the device map to be used when device-resident fonts are used.
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DISPLAY
NODISPLAY
Specifies whether output is displayed on the graphics device but does not affect whether a graph is placed in a catalog.
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DISPOSAL=NONE | BACKGROUND | PREVIOUS | UNSPECIFIED
Specifies what happens to the graphic after it is displayed.
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DRVINIT1='system-command(s)'
DRVINIT2='system-command(s)'
Specifies host commands to be executed before driver initialization.
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DRVTERM1='system-command(s)'
DRVTERM2='system-command(s)'
Specifies host commands to be executed after the driver terminates.
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DUPLEX
NODUPLEX
Specifies whether to use duplex printing if available on the device.
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ERASE
NOERASE
Specifies whether to erase graph after display.
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EXTENSION='file-type'
Specifies the file extension for an external graphics file.
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FASTTEXT
NOFASTTEXT
Specifies whether to use integer-based font processing for faster font rendering.
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FBY=By line-font
Selects the font for BY lines.
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FCACHE=number-fonts-open
Specifies the number of system fonts to keep open at one time.
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FILECLOSE=DRIVERTERM | GRAPHEND
Controls when the graphics stream file (GSF) is closed when you are using the device driver to send graphics output to a hard copy device.
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FILEONLY
NOFILEONLY
Specifies whether a file location or a storage location is the default destination for graphics output.
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FILL
NOFILL
Specifies whether to use the device's hardware rectangle-fill capability.
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FILLINC=0 – 9999
Specifies the number of pixels to move before drawing the next line in a software fill of a solid area.
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FONTRES=NORMAL | PRESENTATION
Controls the resolution of Bitstream fonts.
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FTEXT=text-font | NONE
Sets the default font for all text.
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FTITLE=title-font
Selects the default font for the first TITLE line.
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FTRACK=LOOSE | NONE | NORMAL | TIGHT | TOUCH | V5
Controls the amount of space between letters in the Bitstream fonts supplied by SAS (Brush, Century, Swiss, and Zapf).
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GACCESS=output-format | 'output-format destination'
Specifies the format or the destination or both of graphics data written to a traditional SAS/GRAPH device driver or to a graphics stream file (GSF).
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GCOPIES=(<current-copies> <,max-copies>)
Sets the current and maximum number of copies to be printed.
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GEND='string' <'string-n'>
Appends an ASCII string to every graphics data record that is sent to a device or file.
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GEPILOG='string' <'string-n'>
Sends a string to a device or file after all graphics commands are sent.
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GOUTMODE=APPEND | REPLACE
Appends to or replaces the graphics output catalog.
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GPROLOG='string' <'string-n'>
Sends a string to device or file before graphics commands are sent.
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GPROTOCOL=module-name
Specifies the protocol module to use when routing output directly to a printer or creating a graphics stream file (GSF) to send to a device attached to your host by a protocol converter.
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GRAPHRC
NOGRAPHRC
Specifies whether to return a step code at graphics procedure termination.
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GSFLEN=record-length
Controls the length of records written to the graphics stream file (GSF).
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GSFMODE=APPEND | PORT | REPLACE
Specifies the disposition of records written to a graphics stream file (GSF) or to a device or communications port by the device driver.
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GSFNAME=fileref
Specifies the fileref of the file or aggregate file location to which graphics stream file records are written.
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GSFPROMPT
NOGSFPROMPT
Specifies whether to write prompt messages to the graphics stream file (GSF).
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GSIZE=lines
Sets the number of lines of display used for graphics for devices whose displays can be divided into graphics and text areas.
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GSTART='string' <'string-n'>
Prefixes every record of graphics data sent to a device or file with a string of characters.
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GUNIT=CELLS | CM | IN | PCT | PT
Specifies the default unit of measure to use with height specifications.
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GWAIT=seconds
Specifies the time between each graph displayed in a series.
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HANDSHAKE=HARDWARE | NONE | SOFTWARE | XONXOFF
Specifies the type of flow control used to regulate the flow of data to a hard copy device.
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HBY=By line-height <units>
Specifies the height of BY lines generated when you use BY-group processing.
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HORIGIN=horizontal-offset<IN | CM | PT>
Sets the horizontal offset from the lower left corner of the display area to the lower left corner of the graph.
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HPOS=columns
Specifies the number of columns in the graphics output area.
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HSIZE=horizontal-size<IN | CM | PT>
Sets the horizontal size of the graphics output area.
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HTEXT=text-height <units>
Specifies the default height of the text in the graphics output.
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HTITLE=title-height <units>
Selects the default height used for the first TITLE line.
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IBACK=fileref | "external-file" | "URL" | " "
Specifies an image file to display in a graph's background area.
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IMAGEPRINT
NOIMAGEPRINT
Enables or disables image output
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IMAGESTYLE=TILE | FIT
Specifies how to display the image file that is specified on the IBACK= option.
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INTERLACED
NONINTERLACED
Specifies whether images are to be displayed as they are received in the browser.
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INTERPOL=interpolation-method
Sets the default interpolation value for the SYMBOL statement.
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ITERATION=0 | iteration-count
Specifies the number of times to repeat the GIF or SVG animation loop.
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KEYMAP=key-map-name | NONE
Selects the key map to use.
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LFACTOR=line-thickness-factor
Selects the default hardware line thickness.
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OFFSHADOW=(x<units> , y<units>) | (x,y<units>)
Controls the width and depth of the drop shadow in legend frames.
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PAPERDEST=bin | 'long bin name'
Specifies which output bin the printer should use if multiple bins are available on the device.
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PAPERFEED=feed-increment<IN | CM>
Specifies the increment of paper that is ejected when a graph is completed.
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PAPERLIMIT=width<IN | CM>
Sets the width of the paper used with plotters.
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PAPERSIZE='size-name'
Specifies the name of a paper size.
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PAPERSOURCE=tray | 'long tray name'
Specifies which paper tray the printer should use if multiple trays are available on the device.
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PAPERTYPE='type-name'
Specifies the name of a paper type.
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PCLIP
NOPCLIP
Specifies whether a clipped polygon is stored in its clipped or unclipped form.
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PENMOUNTS=active-pen-mounts
Specifies the number of active pens or colors.
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PENSORT
NOPENSORT
Specifies whether plotters draw graphics elements in order of color.
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PIEFILL
NOPIEFILL
Specifies whether to use the device's hardware pie-fill capability.
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POLYGONCLIP
NOPOLYGONCLIP
Specifies the type of clipping used when two polygons overlap.
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POLYGONFILL
NOPOLYGONFILL
Specifies whether to use the hardware polygon-fill capability.
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POSTGEPILOG='string'
Specifies data to send immediately after the data that is stored in the Gepilog field of the device entry is sent.
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POSTGPROLOG='string'
Specifies the data to send immediately after the data that is stored in the Gprolog field of the device entry is sent.
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POSTGRAPH1='system-command(s)'
POSTGRAPH2='system-command(s)'
Specifies host commands to be executed after the graph is produced.
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PPDFILE=fileref | 'external-file'
Specifies the location of an external file containing PostScript Printer Description (PPD) information.
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PREGEPILOG='string'
Specifies data to send immediately before the data that is stored in the Gepilog field of the device entry is sent.
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PREGPROLOG='string'
Specifies the data to send immediately before the data that is stored in the Gprolog field of the device entry is sent.
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PREGRAPH1='system-command(s)'
PREGRAPH2='system-command(s)'
Specifies host commands to be executed before the graph is produced.
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PROMPT
NOPROMPT
Specifies whether prompts are issued.
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PROMPTCHARS='prompt-chars-hex-string'X
Selects the prompt characters to be used by SAS/GRAPH device drivers.
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QMSG
NOQMSG
Specifies whether log messages are held until after the graphics output is displayed.
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RENDER=APPEND | DISK | MEMORY | NONE | READ
Controls the creation and disposition of rendered Bitstream fonts.
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RENDERLIB=libref
Specifies the SAS library in which rendered font files are stored.
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REPAINT=redraw-factor
Specifies how many times to redraw the graph.
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RESET=ALL | GLOBAL | statement-name | (statement-name(s))
Resets graphics options to their default values, cancels global statements, or both.
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REVERSE
NOREVERSE
Specifies whether to print the output in reverse order, if reverse printing is supported by the device.
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ROTATE
NOROTATE
Specifies whether and how to rotate the graph.
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ROTATE=LANDSCAPE | PORTRAIT
Specifies whether and how to rotate the graph.
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SIMFONT=SAS/GRAPH-font
Specifies a SAS/GRAPH font to use if the default device-resident font cannot be used.
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SPEED=pen-speed
Selects pen speed for plotters with variable speed selection.
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SWAP
NOSWAP
Specifies whether to reverse BLACK and WHITE in the graphics output.
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SWFONTRENDER=POLYGON | SCANLINE
Specifies the method used to render system fonts.
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SYMBOL
NOSYMBOL
Specifies whether to use the device's symbol-drawing capability.
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TARGETDEVICE=target-device-entry
Displays the output as it would appear on a different device. Also, specifies the device driver for the PRINT command.
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TRANSPARENCY
NOTRANSPARENCY
Specifies whether the background of the image should appear to be transparent when the image is displayed in the browser.
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TRANTAB=table | user-defined-table
Selects a translate table for your system that performs ASCII-to-EBCDIC translation.
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UCC='control-characters-hex-string'X
Sets the user-defined control characters for the device.
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USERINPUT
NOUSERINPUT
Determines whether user input is enabled for the device.
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Allows programs that are run in the current version of SAS to run with selected Version 6 defaults.
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VORIGIN=vertical-offset<IN | CM | PT>
Sets the vertical offset from the lower left corner of the display area to the lower left corner of the graph.
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VPOS=rows
Sets the number of rows in the graphics output area.
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VSIZE=vertical-size<IN | CM | PT>
Sets the vertical size of the graphics output area.
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XMAX=width<IN | CM | PT>
Specifies the width of the addressable graphics display area; affects the horizontal resolution of the device and the horizontal dimension of the graphics output area.
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XPIXELS=width-in-pixels
Specifies the width of the addressable display area in pixels and in conjunction with XMAX determines the horizontal resolution for the device.
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YMAX=height<IN | CM | PT>
Specifies the height of the addressable graphics display area; affects the vertical resolution of the device and the vertical dimension of the graphics output area.
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YPIXELS=height-in-pixels
Specifies the height of the addressable display area in pixels and in conjunction with YMAX determines the horizontal resolution for the device.
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Last updated: October 19, 2022