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I have a similar question to this one. Unfortunately, the answers there didn't help me. I would like to plot a simple function with the normal Plot function. However, I want the origin of my plot to be in the upper left corner, the x-axes to grow to the right and the y-axes to grow down. How can I do this?

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    $\begingroup$ I would call it a duplicate of flipping axis on plot but the trick with ScallingFunctions is no longer working with ListPlot, at least on V9.0.1.0 WinXP/Win7. $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 10:13

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A little bit tricky because it is not supposed to work: ScallingFunctions are documented since V11 but this works for V10 and maybe erlier versions.

Plot[x^2, {x, 0, 3}, ScalingFunctions -> {Identity, "Reverse"}, 
                     PlotRange -> {{0, 4}, {-10, 0}}, 
                     AxesStyle -> {[email protected], Arrowheads[{-.05, 0}]}]

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How can one find undocumented options

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    $\begingroup$ How to do the same with Graphics? $\endgroup$
    – tower120
    Commented Apr 3, 2014 at 4:57
  • $\begingroup$ I wanted to suggest to post a separate question but it seems you've done this already. $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Apr 3, 2014 at 12:01
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Not pretty, but using supported capabilities.

x = #^2 &@Range[0, 10, .001];

ListPlot[-x, DataRange -> {0, 10}, PlotStyle -> PointSize[.002], 
 InterpolationOrder -> 2, PlotRange -> {{0, 10}, {0, -100}}, 
 AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}, 
 Ticks -> {Automatic, 
   Function[{mn, mx}, 
    Table[{i, -i, {0.02, 0}}, {i, N@FindDivisions[{mn, mx}, 10]}]]}]

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