Use flexible options for labeling plots to present ideas more clearly in presentations and publications.

Using PlotLabel and AxesLabel

Create a plot

Use Plot to create a plot of sin(x):

Add labels

Use the options PlotLabel to add a label for the entire plot and AxesLabel to add labels for the x and y axes:

Style the labels

Use Style options to control the appearance of the labels:

Add additional styling

Use the option GridLines to add more grid lines to the plot and the option Filling to fill the area between the curve and the x axis:

Using Frame and FrameLabel

Create a plot

Use Plot to create a plot of sin(x):

Add a frame

Use the option Frame to indicate which parts of the graph should have a frame:

Add labels

Use the options PlotLabel to add a label for the entire plot and FrameLabel to add labels for the x and y axes:

Style the labels

Use Style options to control the appearance of the labels:

Add additional styling

Use the option GridLines to add more grid lines to the plot and the option Filling to fill the area between the curve and the x axis:

Using Labeled

Create a plot

Use Plot to create a plot of sin(x):

Add labels

Wrap the plot with Labeled and create a list of labels and a list of their positions:

Style the labels

Use Style options to control the appearance of the labels and RotateLabel to rotate the label on the y axes:

Add additional styling

Use the option GridLines to add more grid lines to the plot and the option Filling to fill the area between the curve and the x axis:

Notes

The option PlotTheme provides several preset configurations that combine labeling, font colors and more.