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Change Axes by Dragging

The basic way to work with axes in Fathom is to drag the numbers of the axis. Dragging in the middle translates the axis, moving the range without changing the scale. Dragging closer to the ends expands or contracts the range, keeping the opposite end of the axis constant. You can think of this action as pulling new numbers onto the axis (zooming out) or pulling them off (zooming in). This action, though hard to describe, is easy to learn-and completely undoable. You can see how it works in the movie Rescaling Axes.

Note: You can always return to the original all-points state by choosing Graph | Rescale Graph Axes or by rechoosing the plot type from the pop-up menu in the graph.

See also
Change Axes Numerically
Zoom In or Out in a Graph
Prevent Graph Axes from Automatically Rescaling

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