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4> Select Bottom 2 node in the left panel, in the Bottom 2 page
    * Format branch
        * >Font branch
            * >> Font = Times New Roman,    * >> Size = 16
    * Table Layout branch
        * > Fill Color = LT Cyan,    * > Select Near Parallel Border check box,    * > Select Far Parallel Border check box,
        * > Select Perpendicular Border check box,    *> Select Gap Between Subgroups/Subsets check box
5>. Choose Grids in the left panel, in the Grids page
    * Major Grid Lines branch
        * > Select Show check box,    * > Color = Wine,    * > Thickness = 1
    * Minor Grid Lines branch

 


        * >Select Show check box,    * >Color = Olive,    * > Style = Dot,    * > Thickness = 1
6> Choose Y Axis in the left panel, in the Y Axis page
    * Uncheck Show Right Axis check box
7> Choose "Y Axis>Tick Labels>Left" node under the Y Axis, in the Left page
    * Display branch
        * > Display = Scientific: 10^3
8> Click OK to apply the settings and close dialog

 

How to customize to make Graph5

Graph5 illustrates the following two improvements with box chart in 9.1:
1 ) The X position of multiple box plots can be defined by the parameter in a column label row.  --> Plot Details dialog, Box tab
2) Horizontal box plots  --> "Graph: Exchange X-Y Axes" menu

1> Active the worksheet "USMeanTempera" in the folder, highlight column D through column O, select "Plot: Statistics: Box Chart" from Origin menu

Then we are going to customize the box plots
1> Double click on the plot to open the Plot Details dialog
2> Select Group tab,  apply settings as below
    * Border Color>Increment = None
3> Select Pattern tab,  apply settings as below
    * Border group, Color = Dark Gray,    * Fill group, Color = White

4> Select Box tab, apply settings as below
    * Box group, Box Width (%) = 60,    * Select Outliers check box,    * Select Outliers in Line check box,    * X Position  = Comments
5> Click Apply button
6> Select Symbol tab, apply settings as below
    * Size = 3,    * Shape = 2 Circle
7> Select Percentile tab apply settings as below
    * Size = 0
8>Select Lines tab, apply settings as below
    * Caps Length = 0
9> Choose Layer1 in the left panel and select Background tab
    * Color = LT Gray
10> Click OK button to apply the settings and close dialog
11> Delete the Legend on graph.

Select Graph: Exchange X-Y Axes from Origin menu to exchange X, Y Axes. Then we are going to customize the axis and tick labels
1>. Double click on the left axis to open the Axis dialog.
2> Choose X Axis>Scale node in the left panel. In the Scale page
        * > Select Reverse
   * From = 0.5,    * To = 12.5,
   * Major Ticks group
        * > Value = 1
3> Choose X Axis>Tick Labels>Left node under the X Axis branch in the left panel. In the Left page,
    * Display branch
        * >Type = Tick - indexed string
        * >Display = January February March April May June July August September October November December
4> Choose X Axis>Grids node in the left panel
     * Additional Lines branch
         * > Select Opposite check box

4> Choose Y Axis node in the left panel
    * > Unselect Show Bottom Axis,    * > Select Show Top Axis

5> Choose Y Axis>Grids node in the left panel
    * Major Grid Lines branch
        * > Select Show check box
        * > Color = White
    * Additional Lines branch
        * > Select Opposite check box
6> Click OK to apply the settings and close dialog

Grouped Box Plot with Color-indexed Data Points

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