You can use the title statement in SAS to quickly add a title to a table or chart.

This statement uses the following basic syntax:

Method 1: Add One Title

/*define title*/title "This is a title";

/*view dataset with title*/proc printdata=my_data;

Method 2: Add Multiple Titles

/*define titles*/title1color="purple" height=25pt bolditalic underline=1 "This is a Title";
title2font="Helvetica" justify=left height=18pt "Second Title";
title3color="green" justify=right height=14pt "Third Title";

/*view dataset with title*/proc printdata=my_data;

Note the following statements that you can use to modify the titles:

• color: The font color
• height: The font size
• font: The font family
• justify: The location of the title (left, right, center)
• style: Use “bold”, “italic”, or “underlin” to modify the font style

The following examples show how to use each method in practice.

Example 1: Add One Title

The following code shows how to add one title to a dataset in SAS:

/*create dataset*/
data original_data;
    input team $ points rebounds;
    datalines;
A 25 10
A 18 4
B 27 9
B 33 13
;
run;

/*view dataset*/
title "This is a title";
proc printdata=original_data;

Example 2: Add Multiple Titles

The following code shows how to add multiple titles with custom designs to a dataset in SAS:

/*create dataset*/
data original_data;
    input team $ points rebounds;
    datalines;
A 25 10
A 18 4
B 27 9
B 33 13
;
run;

/*view dataset*/
title1color="purple" height=25pt bolditalicunderlin=1 "First Title";
title2font="Helvetica" justify=left height=18pt "Second Title";
title3color="green" justify=right height=14pt "Third Title";
proc printdata=original_data;

Additional Resources

The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in SAS: