# [OS X TeX] Figures & Tables - Miscellaneous Issues

Sime Ungar ungar at math.hr
Fri Jan 28 07:27:25 CET 2011

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> I'm having a few issues with the figure and table contained in the minimum working example below.  Three questions:
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> 1. How do I reduce the vertical distance between the figure and its caption?
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Insert the following line just after \begin{tikzpicture}[...]

\clip (-.4,-.4) rectangle (4.1,2.1);

> 2. Is there a way to have the label wording stacked, one word over the other (e.g., "Independent" centered directly over "Variable")?
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Use \shortstack with or without options

\draw[axis] (0,0)  -- (3.2,0) node(xline)[below right]
{\emph{\shortstack{Independent\\ Variable}}};
\draw[axis] (0,0) -- (0,1.7) node(yline)[above]
{\emph{\shortstack{Dependent\\ Variable}}};

or

\draw[axis] (0,0)  -- (3.2,0) node(xline)[below right]
{\emph{\shortstack[l]{Independent\\ Variable}}};
\draw[axis] (0,0) -- (0,1.7) node(yline)[above]
{\emph{\shortstack[l]{Dependent\\ Variable}}};

which I prefere.

Best,
Sime