# 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 (⪚, (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 Labels

- Sets labels for the horizontal and vertical axes.

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 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 (⪚, those showing the plot name or extreme points).

Header table

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