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atul_...@yahoo.com

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Mar 31, 2000, 3:00:00 AM3/31/00
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How does one specify Greek symbols in AxesLabel and PlotLabel?
I'm sure this is a problem that has been addressed before, but I
couldn't find anything in the FAQ.

Appreciate any help.

Atul


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Joel Storch

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Apr 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/1/00
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The simplest way to get Greek symbols in the plot labels is to bring up
the Basic Input Pallete and simply click on the required Greek symbols
when creating the text string for the label


Jens-Peer Kuska

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Apr 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/1/00
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Hi,

hmm,

Plot[Sin[x], {x, -Pi, Pi}, AxesLabel -> {\[Phi], \[Psi][\[Phi]]},
Axes -> True]

should produce a phi and a psi(phi) on your axes.

Regards
Jens

Allan Hayes

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<atul_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8c1ij8$q...@smc.vnet.net...

> How does one specify Greek symbols in AxesLabel and PlotLabel?
> I'm sure this is a problem that has been addressed before, but I
> couldn't find anything in the FAQ.
>
> Appreciate any help.
>
> Atul
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>

Atul,
Just type them in to the options using keyboard shortcuts or the palette
Complete Characters or the full names. For example

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 7},
PlotLabel -> "\[Alpha]",
AxesLabel -> {"\[Beta]", "\[Chi]"}
]

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op...@freesurf.ch

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Apr 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/1/00
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I can't see your problem. To use Greek symbols in the AxesLabel and
PlotLabel order works very well. For example: Plot[{42 - q, 2 q}, {q, 0,
30}, AxesLabel -> {"\[Alpha]", "\[Mu]"},
PlotLabel -> "\[CapitalSigma]\[Lambda]\[Lambda]\[Alpha]"] works very well.

Carlo

Robert Prus

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Apr 2, 2000, 4:00:00 AM4/2/00
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All of the examples work under graphics FrontEnd:

Plot[Sin[x], {x, -Pi, Pi}, AxesLabel -> {\[Phi], \[Psi][\[Phi]]},
Axes -> True]

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 7},


PlotLabel -> "\[Alpha]",
AxesLabel -> {"\[Beta]", "\[Chi]"}
]

Plot[{42 - q, 2 q}, {q, 0, 30}, AxesLabel -> {"\[Alpha]", "\[Mu]"},


PlotLabel -> "\[CapitalSigma]\[Lambda]\[Lambda]\[Alpha]"]

But what to do if someone wants to work with Mathematica under text frontend.

I noticed that motifps program doesn't show the above pictures in a proper
way.

Greetings,

RP


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