Interacting with the Chart

Zooming

To zoom in a chart, do one of the following.

·    Hold down SHIFT and click.
After you press SHIFT, the mouse pointer is changed to . Then, move the mouse pointer to the chart region to be zoomed into, and click (while holding SHIFT). The magnification factor is 300%.

·    Press SHIFT and select a region on a diagram.
After you press SHIFT and the mouse pointer is changed to . Then select a region by clicking and dragging.

 

Scrolling

Scroll a 2D Chart
To scroll a 2D chart, do one of the following:

·    Click a chart, and drag it.
After you click a chart, the mouse pointer is changed from to . Then drag the mouse pointer, to scroll the diagram.

·    Use scrollbars.

·    Use CTRL+ARROW combinations.

 

Scroll a 3D Chart
To scroll a 3D chart, do one of the following:

·    Click the mouse wheel button on a chart and drag it.
After you click a chart, the mouse pointer is changed from to . Then drag the mouse pointer, to scroll a chart's diagram.

·    Use CTRL+ARROW combinations.

Rotating

If you are working with 3D charts, you can rotate a chart's diagram. This may be required if a chart displays multiple series or data points, and it's required to change the current rotation angle to view chart data in detail.

To rotate a 3D chart's diagram, click a chart's diagram and drag it. After you click a chart's diagram then drag the mouse pointer to rotate the chart.

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