Zooming, panning and other plot interactions

The Plot window supports the following interactions.

  • Zooming
    The zooming behavior depends on the axis settings in the Plot menu. When checking Min, Max or Auto-Fit for an axis, the zooming behavior is restricted. The following zooming interactions are supported:

    • Scroll wheel (plot area)
      Zoom in/out relative to the current mouse position.

    • Scroll wheel (axis area)
      Zoom in/out horizontally (X Axis) or vertically (Y Axis) relative to the current mouse position.

    • Click and drag
      Zoom to selected area.

    • Double click (plot area)
      Reset to data limits.

    • Double click (axis area)
      Reset to horizontal (X Axis) or vertical (Y Axis) data limits.

  • Panning
    The panning behavior depends on the axis settings in the Plot menu. When checking Min, Max or Auto-Fit for an axis, the panning behavior is restricted. The following panning interactions are supported:

    • Right-click and drag (plot area)
      Panning in both X and Y directions.

    • Right-click and drag (axis area)
      Panning horizontally (X Axis) or vertically (Y Axis).

  • Legend

    • Hover
      Hover with the mouse over a label to highlight the data series.

    • Selection
      Click on a label to show or hide the data series.

  • Timeline

    • Click and drag (time cursor)
      Click and drag the time cursor to move the current frame.

    • Click and drag (plot range edges)
      Click and drag the plot range edges to modify the selected measurement range.