Examples of editing contour lines
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In Example of a contour plot, you examine the relationship between the time and temperature at which a frozen food was reheated and the quality of the final product. You want to customize the plot.

Attributes

Remove the areas and change the default line colors.

1    Select the areas. Click on the toolbar to delete them.

2    Double-click a contour line.

3    Under Contour Lines, choose Varying Attributes.

4    Click OK.

Contour labels, font, and font background

Change the default colors and size.

1    Double-click a contour line.

2    Click the Contour Labels tab.

3    Under Contour Labels, choose Show Labels.

4    Click the Font tab.

5    From Size, choose 14.

6    Click the Font Background tab.

7    Under Fill Pattern, choose Custom.

·   From Background Color, choose .

8    Click OK.

Levels

Increase the number of contour levels.

1    Double-click a contour line.

2    Click the Contour Labels tab.

3    Under Contour Labels, choose No Labels.

4    Click the Levels tab.

5    Under Contour Levels, choose Number and type 8.

6    Click OK.

Method

Change the resolution of the x-y mesh that Minitab uses to calculate the z values.

1    Double-click a contour line.

2    Click the Method tab.

3    Under Mesh for Interpolating Surface, choose Custom.

·    At X-Mesh Number, type 15.

·    At Y-Mesh Number, type 15.

4    Click OK.