Formatting individual symbols and bars

Changing individual symbols or bars to look special.

Sometimes, you might want to change the appearance of a single symbol or bar of a data set to make it stand out from the others. Use this feature to highlight a particular animal in an experiment, or any time you simple want people to notice a certain data point.

How to change the look of a single point on an XY graph

Right-mouse click on the point and choose Format this Point. You can change the symbol shape, size, color and the format, color and direction of the error bars.

For example, on the graph below, each data point is formatted to show different symbols and error bars directions for alternating data points.

How to change the look of an individual bar

Right-mouse click on the point and choose Format this bar. You can change the fill pattern and color, the line thickness and the color and direction of the error bars.

How to revert all individual formatting back to data set format

-- Click on the Format graph button on the Prism toolbar to open the Format Graph dialog. Or double click anywhere on the graph. Then go to the Graph Settings tab, and check the option to "Remove all individual formatting."