Finish and deliver the result
The analysis may be settled, but what does the figure need before a manuscript, poster, or slide audience can use it? These recipes choose the visual finish first, then combine, annotate, size, and export the result for the reader who receives it.
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| Your question | Recipe | Why this one |
|---|---|---|
| Which house style should the finished figure use? | Themes for consistency | Applies the manuscript, poster, or presentation theme. |
| How do I use the house palette consistently? | Color templates for consistency | Keeps categorical and continuous colors aligned across figures. |
| How do I label the clinical details a reader needs? | Annotating figures and formatting axes | Adds annotations and readable axis formatting. |
| When does the figure need a legend and how should it read? | Using legends | Builds legends that explain the visual encoding without taking over the plot. |
| How do I arrange several panels into one figure? | Combination figures | Combines plots into a manuscript-ready layout. |
| Which table belongs beside this figure? | Tables that accompany figures | Builds the small supporting tables a figure needs. |
| How do I export at the right size for submission? | Preparing figures for manuscripts | Handles panel dimensions and submission formats. |
| How do I make the figure readable on a poster? | Posters and research day | Uses the scale and text size needed at a distance. |
| How do I prepare the figure for a talk? | Slides and presentations | Finishes the plot for a presentation audience. |