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Cross-Section View—Text page

Option Description
Text Color Specifies the color used for text in the color bar and legend.
Format Specifies the notational system used to display results values. Choose from:AutomaticThe software chooses a numeric format based on the absolute difference between consecutive color bar levels. See Automatic numeric formatting criteria.Fixed PointDisplays results in decimal notation with a fixed number of decimal places you specify.ScientificDisplays results in scientific notation using a fixed number of decimal places you specify.
Decimal Places Appears when Format is set to Fixed Point or Scientific.Specifies the number of decimal places for fixed point numerals and scientific notation. Choose a value from 0 to 9.
Automatic Font Scaling Applies a specified scale factor to the fonts that appear in the header text.When selected, drag the slider bar to apply a scale factor between .5 and 2.0.
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