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Zoom and panning controls

When searching through datasets for events or trends, it's important to be able to navigate the data and pinpoint a data range to take a closer look. At Pico we feel it is essential to have zooming controls in easy reach at all times in the graph view: zoom in, zoom out, zoom selection and pan. In addition, mouse, touchpad and touchscreen gesture controls present a faster and smarter way to examine your data in detail

PicoLog zoom in function

Zoom in

When selected, this control expands the graphed data under the mouse pointer in both X and Y axes each time the left mouse button is clicked.

PicoLog zoom out function

Zoom out

When selected, this control shrinks the graphed data under the mouse pointer in both X and Y axes each time the left mouse button is clicked.

PicoLog Zoom selection and overview screenshot

Zoom selection

This control allows you to click and drag a rectangular selection around a portion of the graph to examine in closer detail. 

PicoLog screenshot of the pan controls

Pan

Using the pan control, you can browse the dataset from left to right, up and down just by clicking and dragging with the mouse.

Mouse controls

In additional to the zoom and panning controls in the user interface, it is also possible to use the mouse wheel to quickly zoom left to right by default. Zoom up and down by hovering over the Y-axis scale and using the wheel.

Touchscreen and touchpad controls

If you have a touchscreen laptop or monitor, the zoom controls work great by using pinch and spread gestures to zoom in and out. Pan through the data from left to right, or up and down, simply by swiping one finger on the screen in the direction you wish to pan.