Move Around the Trend Chart

Pan across the chart, scroll through data, zoom in for details, or expand the view to focus on specific trends.

Scroll Through Historical Data

To navigate through the historical data:
  • Use the scroll icons and to move back and forth in the chart, and access historical data. Scrolling back and forth adjusts the start time for the chart.

For example, if you are currently viewing trends during 1-2pm, you can scroll back in time to view 12:45-1:45pm, then return to the current view.

Drill Down into a Trend Chart

On the trend chart toolbar:

  • Select to drill down or zoom into a trend chart for more granular information.
  • Select to zoom out of the chart.
  • To zoom in or out on a specific axis, select the axis from the drop-down list box next to icon.
  • To enlarge a specific area on the chart, select , then select the area on the chart.
Note:
In Historical mode, zooming in or out re-fetches data based on the new time range. For example, if you are trending 500 samples from 1-2pm, zooming into 1:00-1:10pm will request 500 samples for that 10-minute span.

Pan Across a Trend Chart

The pan icon is enabled when you perform the zoom operation. To pan across the trend chart, you must zoom in/out of a chart.

In Live mode:

  • Zoom in/out of a chart to adjust the scale of the chart.
  • On the trend chart toolbar, select and then drag it to the area on the chart you want to view.
  • Drag left/right to pan across the X-axis (time).
  • Drag up/down to pan across the Y-axis (value range).

In Historical mode:

  • Zoom in/out of a chart to adjust the scale of the chart.
  • Use the scroll icons to move left or right along the X-axis and view earlier or later data.
  • Use the scroll icons to move up or down along the Y-axis and adjust the visible value range.

Increase the Trend Chart Area

To maximize the chart view:

  • Select to hide the toolbar.
  • Select to hide the legend.

This gives you more space to focus on the chart data.