# Chart auto rescale

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-auto-rescale/1794>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** agent\
**Created:** [October 3, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-auto-rescale/1794 "2021-10-03T17:49:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![devrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@devrand](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/devrand)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-auto-rescale/1794/1 "2021-10-03T17:49:41Z")

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Hi,

I just started playing around with the netdata dashboard. But what already does bug me a bit is the auto rescaling of the charts when scrolling left and right or when switching on and off single graphs. It makes it a bit difficult to follow or compare certain values.

Is there a way to (temporarily) switch off the auto rescaling? I know it is an intrisic feature of the d3 library, but a little checkbox below the chart to switch it on and off would be very convenient.

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**Author:** ![novykh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/novykh/32/829_2.png) [@novykh](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/novykh)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-auto-rescale/1794/2 "2021-10-03T18:38:52Z")

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Hello,

Maybe the Play/Pause button at the topbar next to the datetime picker is helpful to do what you are trying to do? You can stop all the charts at once.

Best,  
J

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**Author:** ![devrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@devrand](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/devrand)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/chart-auto-rescale/1794/3 "2021-10-03T19:30:02Z")

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Yes the pause button does stop the charts from updating.

But the one specific chart I am exploring still constantly rescales on the y-axis when switching on only one graph-line or when scrolling left and right through the data history. So the comparision constantly changes its baseline and makes it difficult for a human to read and compare properly.