Different plot editors allow you to set specific properties for individual plots or set default plot properties for all plots. Three examples of these editors: the Default Plot Properties editor, the Plot Properties editor, and the Viewport Properties editor are shown below.

Setting Defaults vs. Customizing Individual Plots

Plot editors and tools fall into two categories in terms of function: either they allow you to specify defaults for all plots you create or they allow you to customize individual plots.
Across these two functional categories, the plot editors and tools allow you to edit a variety of plot properties, or they can be specialized editors that allow you to edit a single property.
To configure the default appearance of all plots, use the Default Plot Properties editor and the Default Line Styles options editor. All settings you specify in these editors will apply to future plots you open. Default editors can only be accessed through the plot's Edit menu.

To customize individual plots, use the Plot Properties editor and the Configure Plot editor, accessed through plot windows using the Edit menu. You can display specific plot property editors by right-clicking on components displayed in the plot window.
Once you have customized an individual plot, you can export its settings as a Template that can be applied to other plots. See Saving and Applying Templates more detail on templates.

Accessing Editors

You can access plot property editors from shortcut menus and from the Edit menu of the Plot dialog box: 


Use these menus according to whether you are defining properties for an individual plot or setting default properties for all plots you create.
Use shortcut menus to edit specific components of an individual plot. For example, if you want to edit axis label properties on a plot, right-click on the axis label, then select Edit Properties from the shortcut menu.
Use the Edit menu of a plot window to access the Plot Properties editor, Default Line Styles options editor, Default Plot Properties editor, and Configure Plot editor. These editors allow you to edit a variety of plot properties.