# Top tips and hidden gems

**URL:** https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/top-tips-and-hidden-gems/202
**Category:** General
**Tags:** tips, suggestions
**Created:** [February 4, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/top-tips-and-hidden-gems/202 "2022-02-04T18:29:46Z")
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### Author: ![jmswdmn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@jmswdmn](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/jmswdmn)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/top-tips-and-hidden-gems/202/7 "2022-10-21T17:34:35Z")

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> [@How to zoom and pan effectively in history plots](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787):
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> Zooming into a region of a history plot is straight forward, however, the only way I know to zoom out is to expand the x-axis menu toggle auto minimum toggle auto maximum expand the y-axis menue toggle auto minimum 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?

> [@How to zoom and pan effectively in history plots](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/how-to-zoom-and-pan-effectively-in-history-plots/787/3):
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> click on the plot while holding the Ctrl button pressed.

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