# Cannot get the scatterplot visual in the JupyterLab console

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/cannot-get-the-scatterplot-visual-in-the-jupyterlab-console/12391>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Tags:** how-to, help-wanted\
**Created:** [December 31, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/cannot-get-the-scatterplot-visual-in-the-jupyterlab-console/12391 "2021-12-31T08:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Samitha\_Jayatilake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/samitha_jayatilake/32/6097_2.png) [@Samitha\_Jayatilake](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Samitha_Jayatilake)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/cannot-get-the-scatterplot-visual-in-the-jupyterlab-console/12391/1 "2021-12-31T08:34:52Z")

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**Author:** ![bollwyvl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/bollwyvl/32/904_2.png) [@bollwyvl](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bollwyvl)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/cannot-get-the-scatterplot-visual-in-the-jupyterlab-console/12391/2 "2021-12-31T14:59:15Z")

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Can’t really tell much more without more information, but some options to maybe get something to show up in that right column:

- add a call to the line magic `%matplotlib inline` somewhere at the top of each notebook that uses matplotlib
- upgrade to the most recent IPython/ipykernel (`7.30.*`), which requires `matplotlib-inline` and will obviate the need for it
  - this requires at least python 3.7, but python 3.6 is EOL now, so it’s a good time to upgrade… clear up to 3.9 if you can, 3.10 still seems to have a few remaining issues on windows.

That screenshot also identifies some of the challenges of stock lab at smaller resolution: it looks like you’re getting about 50% of your vertical screen taken up by toolbars, etc. If you can, using the browser’s `Full Screen` setting will help a _lot_.

Further, regarding the visual clutter: in the `View` menu, you may want to try turning off the status bar, and switching to `Single Document Mode`. You can then still use the `tabs` sidebar to switch between open files.