# gtext

## Purpose

Mouse placement of text on a graph.

## Synopsis

`gtext`(`'string'`)

## Description

`gtext('string')` waits for a mouse button or keyboard key to be pressed while the mouse pointer is within the graph window. Pressing a mouse button or any key writes the text string onto the graph at the selected location.

## Examples

Label an interesting portion of the current plot with

    gtext('Note this peak!')

## Algorithm

`gtext` uses the functions `ginput` and `text`.

## See Also

    ginput, text

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