Graph text problem

[Monica Malone]

I posted this problem a few days ago. On SPSS 14, only with the graphs
generated by the Trends module, the text for the Y axis label cannot be
edited. Clicking on it will produce the blue band, but clicking again
will not activate the text editor. All other text edits OK. Since then,
I downloaded the latest patch. No change. I tried recreating the graphs.
No change. Can anyone help me with a way around this problem? I've tried
exporting it and then editing it in Word, but the text gets scrambled.
Monica Malone

[Bob Schacht-3]

When you edit graphs interactively, how is it journalled? If you're trying
lots of things on the same graph, is everything journalled? Or only the
last settings when the viewer is saved, or what?

I have an assistant who is proficient with Excel, but is just starting to
learn SPSS. She is using the interactive graphs to try to change the colors
and fills of bar graphs and histograms, but is running into problems. For
example, she tries something, and it works, but then tries to do the same
kind of thing to another part of the graph, and it doesn't work, and she
can't see what she's doing differently, or why it won't let her do the
second thing after letting her do "it" the first time. So far, she's just
been using the menu system, and I hate to throw graph syntax at her too soon!

Any help appreciated. BTW, she's using ver. 14.

Bob Schacht

Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D. <[hidden email]>
Pacific Basin Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
1268 Young Street, Suite #204
Research Center, University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96814

[ViAnn Beadle]

There is no "journaling" of changes to graphs but if you're using the
Interactive Graphs, about 90% of the edits can be done through a combination
of keywords on the IGRAPH command and a saved ChartLook. ChartLooks don't
contain any "structural" information but do contain color palettes, marker
patterns, and text formatting. She might experiment with saving a new
ChartLook after some successful edits and then either apply it manually
after a new chart is created or specify it via the Options tab in the dialog
before running the command.

Chart Templates used for charts created by the GRAPH and GGRAPH command do
contain "structural" information but are rather fragile, especially in
releases before 15.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bob
Schacht
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:20 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Graph journaling?

When you edit graphs interactively, how is it journalled? If you're trying
lots of things on the same graph, is everything journalled? Or only the
last settings when the viewer is saved, or what?

I have an assistant who is proficient with Excel, but is just starting to
learn SPSS. She is using the interactive graphs to try to change the colors
and fills of bar graphs and histograms, but is running into problems. For
example, she tries something, and it works, but then tries to do the same
kind of thing to another part of the graph, and it doesn't work, and she
can't see what she's doing differently, or why it won't let her do the
second thing after letting her do "it" the first time. So far, she's just
been using the menu system, and I hate to throw graph syntax at her too
soon!

Any help appreciated. BTW, she's using ver. 14.

Bob Schacht

Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D. <[hidden email]>
Pacific Basin Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
1268 Young Street, Suite #204
Research Center, University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96814