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Complete the following steps to zoom in and out of a graph or chart.

1. Right-click the graph or chart and select Visible Items»Graph Palette from the shortcut menu. The graph palette appears with the following buttons, in order from left to right:
   • Cursor Movement Tool (graph only)—Moves the cursor on the display.
   • Zoom—Zooms in and out of the display.
   • Panning Tool—Picks up the plot and moves it around on the display.
2. Use the Operating tool to click the Zoom button and select from the following options, clockwise from the top left, to zoom in and out of the graph:
   • Zoom to Rectangle—With this option, click a point on the display you want to be the corner of the zoom area and drag the tool until the rectangle covers the zoom area.
   • X-zoom—Use this option to zoom in on an area of the graph along the x-axis.
   • Y-zoom—Use this option to zoom in on an area of the graph along the y-axis.
   • Zoom In about Point—With this option, click a point you want to zoom in on. Press and hold the <Shift> key to switch between Zoom In about Point and Zoom Out about Point.
   • Zoom Out about Point—With this option, click a point you want to zoom out from.
   • Zoom to Fit—Use this option to autoscale all x- and y-scales on the graph or chart.

Note  LabVIEW does not include hidden plots when you autoscale the axes of a graph or chart. If you want to include the hidden plots when you autoscale, make the hidden plots transparent instead. Right-click the plot legend and select Color from the shortcut menu to change the color of plots.