Briefly |
Drag on the axis numbers with the cursor. It will change to a hand. What happens depends on exactly where you drag. |
See a video of how to adjust axis bounds.
When you look at a graph, sometimes the points are too close together and you want to zoom in, or you know there are points just out of reach and you want to zoom out or slide over.
Main Strategy: Dragging on the Axes
Adjust the bounds by grabbing the axes and dragging. You will see three different hand-cursor shapes depending on where you are on the axis. In the middle, dragging just shifts the axis back and forth. On the two ends, dragging stretches the axis from the opposite end.
Grabbing in the middle (as above) will slide the axis.
Grabbing nearer the ends (as above) will stretch and shrink the axis. You can think of it as pushing numbers off the end of the axis, or pulling new numbers on.
See Also: Zooming in to graphs
Secondary Strategy: Control from Text
You can also control axes by typing in the numbers you want for bounds.
Double-click an axis or choose Show Graph Info from the Graph menu. Some text appears; you can edit it to control various things about the graph.
Pressing takes you to the next number. - takes you to the previous number.
You can leave that text in your document or delete it if it's cluttering things up.