For the sake of those who haven't used the ODS Graphics Designer, I'll add that the power of the ODS Graphics Designer goes beyond creating simple graphs. You can create most simple graphs with the SGPLOT procedure. For me, the power is that it enables me to layout a complex grid of graphs. If you know how to create each individual graph, but want to assemble them into a single layout (similar to Chris's example with a scatter plot and two histograms), then the ODS Graphics Designer will save you considerable time. It is also a good learning tool, since it enables you to see the GTL code that underlies the layout.