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Note: B, I, U and 
Γ correspond to bold, italics, underline and Greek; x
2
 refers to subscript. 
G. Numbers on axes 
1. To change the font size for the numbers on the abscissa to 24 points, place the point of the cursor 
carefully on one of the numbers on the X axis, double click and select the “Tick labels” note card from the 
choices. Change the “Point” setting to 24. Note the “Divide by factor” box on this card before you check 
“OK” and see the note below. 
2. Repeat the process for numbers on the ordinate. 
Note: The “Divide by factor” feature is used to change very large or very small numbers to small whole 
numbers on the axes. For example, if the numbers on an axis were in the range of 0.000013, etc., which 
would clutter the axis, setting the “Divide by factor” to 1e-5 would change the numbers on the axis to 1.3, 
etc. The factor should of course be included in the axis label as 10
-5
 units or units x 10
5
  (not “x 10
-5
units”). (Ask if you do not understand this latter point.) 
H. Data-point format 
Origin permits the selection of a wide variety formats for data points and lines. To select a format for 
data points in the plot just constructed: 
a. Use the “Zoom” function described earlier to observe the data symbols used in your plot 
(Probably closed squares) and use the “View” function to return to the “Whole page” format. 
b. Click on “Data/ Data1 A(X), B(Y)/Symbol”. 
c. Click and release on the large black “down triangle” (
∇) and select the open square option 
from the many choices. 
d. Use the “Size” function to set the point size to 8.
e. Click 
on 
“Apply/OK”. 
f. Use the “Zoom” function described earlier to observe the data symbol. 

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I. Text 
All figures should include identifying information; the text feature of Origin makes it easy to add 
identifying information to figures. The text function is illustrated by adding a title to the figure prepared 
above. 
a. Click on the “T” (for text) on the toolbar and place the cursor at a point above and slightly to 
the left of the figure and click one time. 
b. Type