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Re: Plot axes labels

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  • Subject: [mg9400] Re: [mg9369] Plot axes labels
  • From: seanross at worldnet.att.net
  • Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 01:02:29 -0500
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

James Perry wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
>         Does anyone know of a way to change the font style and size of the axes
> labels in a 2D or 3D plot, in other words, over ride the $TextStyle
> settings? I'm trying to have a x and y (and z in 3D) axes label that is
> larger in size, and bold-faced for use in presentation graphics... I'm
> going to check the preferences, I haven't looked there yet. I was just
> wondering if there was a way to do it in the Plot[....,
> AxesLabel->{xlabel,ylabel},...] command.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Jim Perry


You can change the TextStyle to what suits you.  For example:


Plot[x^2,{x,0,2},PlotLabel->"Hello Baby",
  TextStyle->{FontWeight->Bold,FontSize->15}]

Section 2.9.15 of the mathematica book explains more.


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