# Setting the Format for Numbers on Graphs

When you double-click on the name of any variable on a graph pad page, a Formatting dialog that looks like what you see in Figure 6-58 will appear. Within the formatting dialog, you can select the desired numerical precision for the selected variable. You may also set the X-axis numerical precision by double-clicking the time label.

Figure 6-58 Formatting Dialog for Graph Variables

Helpful Hints:

- If the Y-axis for a graph pad appears to have no variability in its range, you need to increase the precision for the variable in question.

- When multiple variables in a graph pad page that share a common scale, the highest-precision format among the variables will be used for all variables.

- The default Y-axis format is 0. Greater precision is desirable when you need to view fractional values for variables.