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Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the scales of which are to be reset, is selected as the active window. | Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the scales of which are to be reset, is selected as the active window. | ||
To reset both scales of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Scales''' [[File:Reset Scales.png | To reset both scales of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Scales''' [[File:Reset Scales (125).png]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">Tip: Both scales can also be reset by selecting '''Format''' in the main menu and clicking '''Reset Scales'''.</div> | <div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">Tip: Both scales can also be reset by selecting '''Format''' in the main menu and clicking '''Reset Scales'''.</div> | ||
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Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the time scale of which is to be reset, is selected as the active window. | Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the time scale of which is to be reset, is selected as the active window. | ||
To reset the time scale (bar spacing) of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Time Scale''' [[File:Reset Time Scale ( | To reset the time scale (bar spacing) of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Time Scale''' [[File:Reset Time Scale (125).png]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar. | ||
The time scale (bar spacing) can also be reset by one of the following methods: | The time scale (bar spacing) can also be reset by one of the following methods: | ||
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Resetting cancels the price scale compression as well as any vertical displacement of the data series. | Resetting cancels the price scale compression as well as any vertical displacement of the data series. | ||
To reset a Chart Window's price scale click the '''Reset Price Scale''' [[File:Reset Price Scale ( | To reset a Chart Window's price scale click the '''Reset Price Scale''' icon [[File:Reset Price Scale (125).png]] on the '''Control''' toolbar. | ||
The compression of a chart's price scale can also be reset by one of the following methods: | The compression of a chart's price scale can also be reset by one of the following methods: | ||
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To zoom in on a section of a chart: | To zoom in on a section of a chart: | ||
# Click the '''Zoom In''' [[File:Zoom In | # Click the '''Zoom In''' [[File:Zoom In (125).png]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar, or select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Zoom In'''; the '''Pointer''' [[File:Pointer.png]] will change into a '''Magnifying Glass''' [[File:Zoom.gif]]. | ||
# Use the mouse pointer to define a rectangular zoom-in area on the chart: position the pointer in one corner of the rectangle, hold the left mouse button, and drag the pointer diagonally across to the opposite corner; the zoom-in area borders will be indicated during the selection. | # Use the mouse pointer to define a rectangular zoom-in area on the chart: position the pointer in one corner of the rectangle, hold the left mouse button, and drag the pointer diagonally across to the opposite corner; the zoom-in area borders will be indicated during the selection. | ||
# Release the mouse button; the chart will zoom in on the defined rectangle. | # Release the mouse button; the chart will zoom in on the defined rectangle. | ||
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== Zooming Out == | == Zooming Out == | ||
To zoom out one "Zoom Step" click the '''Zoom Out''' [[File: | To zoom out one "Zoom Step" click the '''Zoom Out''' [[File:Zoom Out (125).png]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar, or select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Zoom Out'''. | ||
Each zoom-out reverses a single zoom-in step; to zoom out a step further, repeat the zoom-out again. | Each zoom-out reverses a single zoom-in step; to zoom out a step further, repeat the zoom-out again. |