# How to zoom and pan effectively in history plots **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 20, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787 "2022-10-20T15:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juantello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@juantello](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/juantello)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/1 "2022-10-20T15:44:25Z")
Zooming into a region of a history plot is straight forward, however, the only way I know to zoom out is to 1. expand the x-axis menu 2. toggle auto minimum 3. toggle auto maximum 4. expand the y-axis menue 5. toggle auto minimum 6. toggle auto maximum. 6 steps just to reset the view? I must be missing something. Similarly, is it possible to pan by clicking and dragging? ---
**Author:** ![Francesco\_IT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5a626/32.png) [@Francesco\_IT](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Francesco_IT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/2 "2022-10-20T19:47:29Z")
Hi, I think this is the only way up to now. I hope I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![xpnguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/258eb7/32.png) [@xpnguyen](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/xpnguyen)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/3 "2022-10-21T12:21:14Z")
click on the plot while holding the Ctrl button pressed. ---
**Author:** ![juantello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@juantello](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/juantello)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/4 "2022-10-21T13:16:15Z")
This does not work on my release: 7.00.154. What version are you using? ---
**Author:** ![jhazzard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@jhazzard](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/jhazzard)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/5 "2022-10-21T13:36:40Z")
I didn’t know that, and I work here! Thanks for the tip! ---
**Author:** ![juantello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@juantello](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/juantello)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/6 "2022-10-21T16:25:26Z")
Never mind! It does work! Thanks a lot