Scale Controls The six buttons appearing below the Reset Scale button all change the scale when they are held down: up arrow expand the plot in the vertical direction down arrow contract the plot in the vertical direction + expand the plot in horizontal and vertical directions equally - contract the plot in horizontal and vertical directions equally right arrow expand the plot in the horizontal direction left arrow contract the plot in the horizontal direction In addition, the data can be expanded and contracted by dragging middle inside the plotting window. This facility allows the reshaping of the data in arbitrary ways. The direction and extent of the change in scale depends on the direction and distance the user moves the cursor.