plotedit

Interactively edit and annotate plots

Syntax

plotedit

plotedit(state)

plotedit(fig,___)

Description

plotedit toggles the state of plot edit mode for the current figure. Plot edit mode allows you to use a graphical interface to edit and annotate plots easily. In plot edit mode, you can label axes, change line styles, and add text, line, and arrow annotations. If no current figure exists, plotedit will create one.

plotedit(state) changes the state of plot edit mode on the figure. For example, plotedit("on") starts plot edit mode for the current figure.

plotedit(fig,___) operates on the specified figure instead of the current figure. The input fig can precede any of the input argument combinations in the other syntaxes.

Examples

Turn On Plot Edit Mode

Start plot edit mode on a figure by calling the plotedit function.

f = figure;
plotedit(f)

Input Arguments

state — Plot edit mode state

"on" | "off" | "toggle"

Plot edit mode state, specified as one of these values:

• "on" — Start plot edit mode.

• "off" — End plot edit mode.

• "toggle" — Switch plot edit mode between the "on" and "off" states.

Example: plotedit("on") starts plot edit mode for the current figure.

fig — Target figure

Figure object

Target figure, specified as a Figure object. Use fig to enable or disable plot edit mode on a specific figure instead of the current figure.

Example: plotedit(f) toggles plot edit mode on the figure f.

Alternatives

Start or end plot edit mode by clicking on the Edit Plot button in the figure toolbar.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2022a: Options for showing and hiding the Tools menu will be removed

The Tools menu will be removed in a future release. As a result, the "showtoolsmenu" and "hidetoolsmenu" options for plotedit will be removed in a future release. To interactively modify graphics object properties, use inspect to launch the Property Inspector instead.