# Configuring &kmplot;

To access the &kmplot; configuration dialog, select Settings Configure &kmplot;.... The settings for Constants... can only be changed from the Edit menu and the Coordinate System... only from the View menu.

## General Configuration

Screenshot of the General Settings dialog
Screenshot of the General Settings dialog

Here you can set global settings which automatic will be saved when you exit &kmplot;. you can set angle-mode (radians and degrees), zoom in and zoom out factors, and whether to show advanced plot tracing.

## Diagram Configuration

Screenshot of the Diagram Appearance dialog
Screenshot of the Diagram Appearance dialog

You can set the Grid Style to one of four options:

None

  No gridlines are drawn on the plot area

Lines

  Straight lines form a grid of squares on the plot area.

Crosses

  Crosses are drawn to indicate points where x and y have integer values (&eg;, (1,1), (4,2) &etc;).

Polar

  Lines of constant radius and of constant angle are drawn on the plot area.

Other options for the diagram appearance can also be configured:

Axis width:

  Sets the width of the lines representing the axes.

Line width:

  Sets the width of the lines used for drawing the grid.

Tic width:

  Sets the width of the lines representing tics on the axes.

Tic length:

  Sets the length of the lines representing tics on the axes.

Show labels

  If checked, the names (x, y) of the axes are shown on the plot and the axes' tics are labeled.

Show axes

  If checked, the axes are visible.

Show arrows

  If checked, the axes are displayed with arrows at their ends.

## Colors Configuration

Screenshot of the Colors dialog
Screenshot of the Colors dialog

In the Coords section of the Colors configuration dialog, you can change the colors of the axes, the grid and the background of the main &kmplot; area.

The Default Function Colors control which colors are cycled through when creating new functions.

## Fonts Configuration

Screenshot of the Fonts dialog
Screenshot of the Fonts dialog

Axis labels

  The font used for drawing the axis numbers and x/y labels.

Diagram label

  The font used for drawing diagram labels (&eg;, those showing the plot name or extreme points).

Header table

  The font used for drawing the header when printing a plot.