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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_ban_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_ban_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/plot_def_ban_rt.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">With the Banner Options dialog, you can modify certain banner text options, including the banner message.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Navigate to the Banner Options dialog as follows:  File -&rarr; Plot -&rarr; Select the Prompt for Banner option.  The Banner Options dialog displays when you click Save CGM File or Plot.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Reset to Defaults</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This button resets options in the Banner Options dialog to default values.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Units</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Units option menu indicates whether numeric width values are expressed in English or metric units (inches or millimeters).</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Origin</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Origin group contains dialog items for you to specify the location of the banner on the plot.  Specify the X and Y (or horizontal and vertical) coordinates of the origin.  The Origin group contains dialog items for you to specify the location on the plot of the base of the first banner text line.  </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Define the X coordinate as an offset from the left extent, right extent, or horizontal center of the plot via the X option menu and its associated X Offset real entry field.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Define the Y coordinate as an offset from the bottom extent, top extent, or vertical center of the plot via the Y option menu and its associated Y Offset real entry field.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Character Size</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Character Size entry field to specify the size of banner text characters.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Rotation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Rotation option menu to specify the counter-clockwise rotation of the banner text block relative to the plot.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Justification</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Justification option menu to specify the justification of banner text lines about the origin.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the Message entry field to specify a text message (ASCII characters only) that appears in the banner if a banner entry is defined to display the message.</p>
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