Interact with the chart as it is running to examine data more closely or visually isolate a part of the chart. The interactions described here affect the chart displayed inside the ChartArea; other chart elements like the Header are not affected.

The interactivity of the chart is controlled at run time by the IsInteractive property. The default setting for this property is True.

Special Notes

The keyboard/mouse combinations that perform the different interactions can be changed or removed. The interactions described here may not be enabled.

Rotation

Hold down both left mouse button.

To rotate freely, move mouse in the desired direction.

Or, to constrain rotation along an axis, press the X, Y, or Z key and move mouse perpendicular to axis.

Translation

Press SHIFT, hold down the left mouse button.

Move mouse to change the positioning of the chart inside the ChartArea.

Scaling

Press CTRL, hold down left mouse button.

Move mouse down to increase chart size, or up to decrease chart size.

Zooming

Press ALT, hold down left mouse button.

Drag mouse to select zoom area and release mouse button.

Reset to Automatic Scale and Position

Press the R key to remove all rotation, scaling, translation, and zooming effects.