How to Use the Zoom Feature on Static Cartesian Graphs
Reference Number: AA-00676 Last Updated: 2020-07-29 21:06

1.    To Access the Zoom mode, select the "Enable Zoom" button next to the graph. This turns on the functionality to Zoom In/Out on the graph and drag the graph across the view box

a.    You can also enable this functionality by pressing the "Tab" button on the keyboard until the keyboard focus is on the "Enable Zoom/Pan" button and then pressing "Enter" on your keyboard

2.    You can focus your zoom on an area by placing the cursor on a desired location in the graph and double clicking

a.    For each double click, the zoom level increases by 50% up to the maximum level of 300%

3.    You can also zoom by using the mouse wheel.

a.    Rolling the wheel "up" (the same motion that outside of the graph area would scroll upwards on the page) increases the zoom level

b.    Rolling the wheel "down" (the same motion that outside of the graph area would scroll downwards on the page) decreases the zoom level

c.    Each increment of rotation (or "click") of the mouse wheel will increase or decrease the zoom by 10% to the maximum or minimum zoom level depending on the direction the wheel is scrolled

4.    You are also able to control the zoom level using keyboard shortcuts.

a.    Using 'Ctrl & +' when Zoom is enabled and keyboard focus is in the graph area will increase the zoom level by 25% up to the maximum zoom level

b.    Using 'Ctrl & -' when Zoom is enabled and keyboard focus is in the graph area will decrease the zoom level by 25% down to the minimum zoom level

c.    Using 'Ctrl & 0' when Zoom is enabled and the keyboard focus is in the graph area will reset the zoom level to 100% and return the view area to the original state

5.    You are also able to control the zoom level in the graph area using an option from a context menu.

a.    The context menu will appear when you right click in the graph area while functionality is enabled

b.    Selecting 'Zoom In' increases the zoom level by 25% up to the maximum zoom level

c.    Selecting 'Zoom Out' decreases the zoom level by 25% down to the minimum zoom level

d.    Selecting 'Center Graph' centers the graph in the middle of the window and keeps the current zoom level

e.    Selecting 'Reset Zoom' returns the graph to its original state

6.    At any point when the functionality is enabled, you are able to click anywhere in the graph and drag the entire graph across the view box

a.    You can also use the 'Ctrl & arrow keys (up, down, right, left)' to move the graph across the view box