Edit Properties of Plots
In Compose, you can edit the properties of plots created with OML plotting commands.
Edit Colorbar
You can use the Edit Colorbar dialog box to edit the properties of the colorbar.
To edit the colorbar, right-click on the colorbar and then click Edit colorbar.


The dialog box contains three sections:
- Levels and colors: Properties to setup the levels and colors
- Legend style: Properties to format the colorbar ticks
- Colorbar: Preview of the colorbar levels, colors, and tick format.
Levels and colors
The following table contains a description of the properties in this section.
Levels and colors | Description |
---|---|
Number of levels | Set the number of levels in the colorbar. The maximum number of levels is 500. |
Range min | The minimum value of the colorbar. |
Range max | The maximum value of the colorbar. |
Scale | Select the colorbar scale. Options are Linear and Logarithmic. |
Colormap | Select one of the predefined colormaps. |
Legend style
The following table contains a description of the properties in this section.
Levels and colors | Description |
---|---|
Font | Select the colorbar tick labels font name. |
Font size | Select the colorbar tick labels font size. |
Numeric format | Select the numeric format. Options are Scientific and Fixed Format. |
Numeric precision | Select the numeric precision of the colorbar ticks. |
Location | Select the location of the colorbar. |
Changes to the Font style, Font size, and Location are not visible in the colorbar preview.
Colorbar
This section contains a preview of the colorbar. The colors and level values are editable.
To change a color, click on the color icon and select one of the available colors.

To change a level value, click on the value and type the desired one.
