Normal displays an axis passing through the origin of the plot.  If the plot does not contain an origin, the axis displays at the end of the range closest to zero. For 2-D plots, the default axis style is Normal, and for 3-D plots it is Boxed. Note: For 2-D plots with polar axes, the Normal style is the same as Boxed.

Boxed displays a scaled box around the plot.

Framed displays scaled axes around the plot.

None displays the plot without axes.

Afer a standard 2-D plot or a 2-D smart plot is created, you can change the axes properties. You can set axes properties such as: axis range; number of tick marks and number of sub-tick marks; log mode; and axis color.  These options can be applied to the vertical and horizontal axes by selecting the appropriate tab in the Axis Properties dialog.

From the Plot menu, select Axes, and then Properties.

You can insert a second axis for a 2-D plot which places a second vertical axis to the right of the curve.

To insert a second axis, click the plot and select Plot > Axes, and then Create second axis.

To remove the second axis, click the plot and select Plot > Axes, and then Remove second axis.

To move the axis range displayed on the first axis to the second range, click the plot and select Plot > Axes, and then Move to second axis. This also moves the range displayed on the second axis to the first.

To move the axis range displayed on the second axis to the first range, click the plot and select Plot > Axes, and then Move to first axis.  This also moves the range displayed on the first axis to the second.

Execute plot([sin,cos]);

Use the menu to create a second axis, which will have the range -10..10

Select one of the curves and use the menu option move to second axis. The second axis will now have a range of -1..1

You can add, edit, or remove the label for the horizontal or vertical axes, as well as the secondary vertical axis. By default, horizontal and vertical axes labels are displayed. Note: To add, edit, or remove the axis of the secondary axis, you need to first display the secondary axis by following the steps in the previous section Create a Second Axis.

You can display gridlines behind a 2-D plot. You can set gridline properties such as: number of gridlines; line thickness, style, and color; the number of major lines displayed; and axes (that are emphasized).

From the Plot menu, select Axes, and then Gridline Properties.

You can show and hide the gridlines by toggling the Toggle Gridlines menu item under the Plot  > Axes menu.

Note: You can also toggle gridlines and change the gridlines properties using the 2-D Plot Toolbar .