Basic Examples (1) 

Click and drag to select regions of a plot that you wish to see enlarged. Single-click to reset the zoom area:

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Scope (1) 

The selected range can dynamically update a variable and the plot updates if the variable changes value:

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Options (1) 

All options for Graphics are supported:

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Possible Issues (4) 

You cannot use the mouse to resize the result of DragZoomShow, so it is is necessary to use ImageSize to control the size:

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Within Dynamic or Manipulate plot ranges automatically reset with each refresh:

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Specify a range variable to prevent automatic resets:

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Zooming graphics with a fixed AxesOrigin may cause Axes not to be visible if the drag area does not cross the Axes:

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Including AxesOrigin → Automatic in the DragZoomShow will cause Axes to be reconsidered after a zoom action:

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The original graphic is not recomputed after a zoom action. This will cause a loss of sampling resolution:

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Increasing the sample rate much higher than is initially visible will help:

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Use the ResourceFunction DragZoomPlot instead to recompute the contents after zoom:

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