Zooming to an area of the chart

If there is a specific item of the chart that is of interest, you can select that area before zooming.

  • You can zoom to an area of the chart by:
    • Clicking an area of the chart to center the chart and zoom in by one level to that area
    • Defining a specific area you want to zoom to by dragging a rectangle
    Put the mouse pointer in Zoom to Area mode by doing one of the following steps:
    • Click the Zoom to Area toolbar option.
    • Select View > Zoom to Area.
    The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass.
  • To center the chart on a particular area and zoom in by one level, move the mouse pointer to the middle of where you want to zoom in, and click.
  • To define a specific area to zoom to:
    1. Select one corner of the area you want to zoom to.
    2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the required area.

      As you drag across the chart, a rectangle is drawn.

    3. Release the mouse button.

      The selected area is displayed to fill the window.

  • If you drag a rectangle across the chart with the right mouse button, you can select the action to perform on items within that rectangle from the menu:
    Select Only Enclosed Selects all the items within the rectangle. Clears all other items on the chart.
    Deselect Enclosed Removes all the items within the rectangle from the current selection.
    Select Enclosed Adds all the items within the rectangle to the current selection, if any.
    Zoom to Area The selected area is displayed to fill the window.

    If you drag with the right mouse button, when the mouse pointer is in Zoom to Area mode, you can select only Zoom to Area.