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 ====== Scale Scrolling for Data Navigation ====== ====== Scale Scrolling for Data Navigation ======
  
-MagicPlot provides useful data navigation. Here are several tools and methods: +MagicPlot provides useful plot data navigation (scale scrolling and zooming). Here are several tools and methods: 
-  * Mouse wheel rotation inside the current Axes box scrolls x/y or changes x/y scale. Ctrl and Shift keys toggle the mode +  * Mouse wheel rotation inside the current Axes box scrolls x/y or zooms x/y scale. Ctrl and Shift keys toggle the mode 
-  * Scale box zoom instrument +  * Scale box zoom tool 
-  * Hand instrument (only if the canvas zoom is 1x, otherwise canvas will be scrolled) +  * Hand tool (only if the image zoom is 1x, otherwise the while image will be scrolled in window) 
-  * The scrollbars (only if the canvas zoom is 1x, otherwise canvas will be scrolled) +  * Right mouse button dragging always works as Hand tool (except Mac OS X
-  * Scale buttons on the toolbar+  * The scrollbars (only if the image zoom is 1x, otherwise the while image will be scrolled in window
 +  * Scale buttons on the toolbar.
  
-{{:scale_btns.png|Scale buttons}}+{{:scale_btns.png?nolink|Scale and tools buttons}}
  
-===== Do not Confuse Scale Scrolling and Canvas Zoom ===== +===== Do not Confuse Scale Scrolling and Image Zoom ===== 
-  * **Scale scrolling** affects the x/y scale minimum and maximum values. Use scale scrolling for data navigation. +  * **Scale scrolling** affects the x/y scale minimum and maximum values. Use scale scrolling for data navigation 
-  * **[[drawing|Canvas zoom]]** enlarges the entire image (Pro edition only). Use canvas zoom for accurate drawing of small objects.+  * **[[drawing|Image zoom]]** enlarges the entire image. Use image zoom for accurate drawing of small objects.
  
 ===== Current Axes ===== ===== Current Axes =====
-If your Figure contains more than one Axes box, MagicPlot indicates which Axes are currently selected with circle sectors in the corners of Axes box. The current Axes selection affects the action of scale buttons and ''Add to Selected Axes'' item in Table context menu. It also helps you to distinguish the Axes when you change style in the ''Figure Properties'' dialog window.+If your Figure contains more than one Axes box, MagicPlot indicates which Axes are currently selected with blue circle sectors in the corners of Axes box. The current Axes selection affects the action of scale buttons and ''Add to Selected Axes'' item in Table context menu. It also helps you to distinguish the Axes when you change style in the ''Figure Properties'' dialog window.
  
-{{:current_axes.png|Axes selection buttons}}+{{:current_axes.png?nolink|Axes selection buttons}}
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[drawing]]   * [[drawing]]
   * [[curves]]   * [[curves]]
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