plotedit (MATLAB Functions)

Start plot edit mode to allow editing and annotation of plots

Syntax

plotedit on
plotedit off
plotedit
plotedit('state')
plotedit(h)
plotedit(h,'state')

Description

plotedit on starts plot edit mode for the current figure, allowing you to use a graphical interface to annotate and edit plots easily. In plot edit mode, you can label axes, change line styles, and add text, line, and arrow annotations.

plotedit off ends plot mode for the current figure.

plotedit toggles the plot edit mode for the current figure.

plotedit(h) toggles the plot edit mode for the figure specified by figure handle h.

plotedit('state') specifies the plotedit state for the current figure. Values for state can be as shown.

Value for state
Description

on
Starts plot edit mode

off
Ends plot edit mode

showtoolsmenu
Displays the Tools menu in the menu bar

hidetoolsmenu
Removes the Tools menu from the menu bar

Value for state	Description
`on`	Starts plot edit mode
`off`	Ends plot edit mode
`showtoolsmenu`	Displays the Tools menu in the menu bar
`hidetoolsmenu`	Removes the Tools menu from the menu bar

Note hidetoolsmenu is intended for GUI developers who do not want the Tools menu to appear in applications that use the figure window.

plotedit(h,'state') specifies the plotedit state for figure handle h.

Remarks

Plot Editing Mode Graphical Interface Components

Examples

Start plot edit mode for figure 2.

```
plotedit(2)
```

End plot edit mode for figure 2.

```
plotedit(2, 'off')
```

Hide the Tools menu for the current figure:

```
plotedit('hidetoolsmenu')
```

See Also

axes, line, open, plot, print, saveas, text, propedit

plotbrowser plotmatrix