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Re: Axeslabel containing capital n

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  • Subject: [mg108426] Re: Axeslabel containing capital n
  • From: Helen Read <hpr at together.net>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:27 -0500 (EST)
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  • Reply-to: read at math.uvm.edu

On 3/16/2010 6:59 AM, Jim Lambaugh wrote:
> Hi
>
> In my plot I need to label my y-axis N, but Mathematica recognizes
> this as numerical value. How do I turn this off while plotting, so I
> can label my axis N?

Do it as a string "N" instead of N.

> Also, I need to change the font of the N. But I guess that is easy as
> long as the above problem is taken care of (i.e. just use Style)?

Exactly.


Plot[x^2, {x, -3, 3},
  AxesLabel -> {Style["Fred", Purple, Italic, 14],
    Style["N", Red, Bold, 16]}]

--
Helen Read
University of Vermont


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