Move a selected trend forward or back in time

You can use the Shift Time commands to move a selected trend forward or back in time (horizontally along the X scale) or you can manually move a point on the trend to a specific time.

To manually move a trend

Select a data point on the trend. (The cursor turns into a hand when the data point is selected).
Tip

It is helpful to show data points on the trends. Click View → Options, select the Chart Preferences tab, and click Mark Data Points. To quickly move between data points, select a data point as a starting place, and hold down the ALT key as you press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.

Click the data point, hold down the mouse button and the SHIFT key, and then move the data point to the desired time.

Tip

To move a data point horizontally along the X scale as you manually adjust the Y scale, click the data point, and then hold down the mouse button and the ALT key as you move the trend.

Note

A trend which has been moved forward or back in time appears as a dotted line on the graph when it is not selected.

To use the menu commands

  1. Select the trend that you want to move.
  2. Click Trend → Shift Time → Scroll Back to move the selected trend back in time.
  3. Click Trend → Shift Time → Scroll Forwardto move the selected trend forward in time.
  4. Click Trend → Shift Time → Unshift to return the selected trend to the graph time scale.

    Or, click to move the selected trend back in time, to move the selected trend forward in time, and to return the selected trend to the graph time scale.

Tip

It is helpful to make visible the Window Begin and Window End columns when you move a trend forward or back in time. Right-click in the Legend, click Legend Columns, select Window Begin in Unassigned Columns, and click > to move it to Assigned Columns. Then select Window End, follow the same procedure to move it to Assigned Columns, and click OK.