I just verified that dragging with the Hand / Grabber tool inside the X axis in fact works the same as for a continuous scale.
I wish I could show you how to do it. It is very simple to do but words might not convey the idea clearly for you.
Here is a picture before dragging the X axis:
![Capture.JPG Capture.JPG](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/19841i2770D90B11209E8E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Here is a picture after dragging in the X axis.
![Capture.JPG Capture.JPG](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/19842i6C71D7ADE8111BFE/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Maybe the change is not what you are looking for.