Various graphics defaults can be set here. They are saved along with the program defaults by selecting "Save Defaults" from the Options menu.

| Histogram binning: The binning size to use when plotting histograms. Every n points are grouped into a single bin. | |
| Text Size: The text size to use for titles, labels, and annotation. | |
| Draw Graticule: If selected a graticule is drawn on the plot area. | |
| Hardcopy: Selects a hardcopy device for printing to files (Computer Graphics Metafile, or Postscript). Two different CGM file formats are available. CGMD uses direct colour selection which is needed by some software. | |
| Line Thickness: The line thickness to use when drawing lines and plotting graphs. | |
| line_colour: The colour to use when drawing axes. | |
| Marker Size: The marker size to use when doing a markers plot. | |
| mode: The histogram mode, if set to point, histogram data is plotted as point data. | |
| plot_colour: The colour to use for plotting. | |
| Text Font: The font to use when displaying text. | |
| Symbol: The symbol to use when doing a markers plot. | |
| text_colour: The colour to use when displaying text. | |
| Line Type: The line type to use for plotting (dotted, dashed, etc.). | |
| xlinear/xlog: If "xlog" is selected then x arrays and x limits are logged before plotting. | |
| ylinear/ylog: If "ylog" is selected then y arrays and y limits are logged before plotting. |