You can customize your view of the data by expanding and compressing the height (amplitude) of the trend. For example, you can compress a trend that has gone off of the Y scale limits. You can also change the percentage by which the trend is expanded or compressed.
- Select the trend.
- Right-click, and then select Set Y Scale.
- Select Auto Scale to set the scale based on the parameter selected.
Select Manual… to manually set the Y scale limits.
Select Compress to reduce the height of the trend.
Select Expand to increase the height of the trend.
Select Change % to enter the percentage to expand/compress the scale.
to compress the trend and
to expand the trend.
To change the amount by which the trend is expanded or compressed
- Select the trend.
- Right-click, and then select Set Y Scale.
- Select Change %.
- Enter a number between 0 and 100, and then click OK.
Occasionally high or low data points may fall out of view of the Y scale limits. To reposition the trend so that all data points are visible within the Y scale limits, click a data point (the cursor turns into a hand when the data point is selected), drag the trend vertically, and release the mouse button when all data points are visible.