| Item | Modifier | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Scroll Wheel | Horizontal Zoom | |
| Scroll Wheel | Shift | Vertical Zoom |
| Scroll Wheel | Ctrl | Vertical Scroll |
| Scroll Wheel | Shift-Ctrl | Width of pixels per Bar |
| Up/Dn arrow key | Width of pixels per Bar by 1 pixel | |
| Up/Dn arrow key | Shift | Width of pixels per Bar by 4 pixels |
| Right/Left arrow key | Scroll right or left by one window | |
| Right/Left arrow key | Ctrl | Scrolls Periodicities :tick, 1min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 15min, 30min, 60min, daily, weekly, monthly |
| Right arrow key | Shift | Cycle thru saved Multi-Pane Charts alpha order |
| Left arrow key | Shift | Cycle through saved Multi-Pane Charts in reverse alpha order |
| Home key | Scroll to most recent (right) window in time | |
| End key | Scroll to oldest (left) window in time | |
| Vertical Scale | Drag Rt Side | Vertical Scroll |
| Vertical Scale | Drag Lft Side | Vertical Zoom |
| Vertical Scale | Ctrl-click | adjusts order of elements in pane or title bar |
| Vertical Scale | Shift-click | Order Chart Pane Elements window |
| Vertical Scale | Dbl click | Scaling preferences window |
| Vertical Scale | Right click | Scaling preferences window |
| M/A/RA/O Button In Vertical Scale | Toggles through scaling methods: Automatic (A), Instrument Only (O), Manual (M), and Automatic Scaling With...(RA). | |
| Horizontal Scale | Drag to the right | Zoom out |
| Horizontal Scale | Drag to the left | Zoom in |
| Horizontal Scale | Dbl click | Chart Preferences window |
| Horizontal Scale | Right click | Chart Preferences window |
| Open Space (outside scale) | Drag | Pans chart in any direction |
| T | Ctrl | Toggles Toolbar On/Off |
| Pane Title Bar | Right click | Order Chart Pane Elements window |
| Pane Title Bar | Dbl click | Toggles Maximize function of window pane on/off |
| Pane Title Bar | Ctrl- Dbl click | Makes all panes equal size |
| Pane Title Bar | Shift- Dbl click | Instrument pane gets 66% of the chart window; shares rest of space among remaining panes |
| Insert | Add Technical Indicator window | |
| Enter | Update Instrument Window | |
| Ctrl-Enter | Chart Preferences | |
| Ctrl-I | Add Instrument to Chart | |
| Ctrl-P | Save Picture of Chart | |
| Space Bar | Download Data: (Intraday Periodicities - 1 Day; Daily, Weekly, Monthly - Visible Data Range) |
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| Click | Selects any chart element | |
| Tab | Selects next chart element - repeat until desired element is selected | |
| Shift-Tab | Selects prior chart element (backwards tab) | |
| Enter | while element selected | Preference window for selected element |
| Double-click inside pane | List of elements in that pane (or preferences of one element if only one exists in pane). | |
| Delete | while element selected | Deletes selected element |
| Drag triangle left right (at bottom of top pane just right of last bar) |
Increase/decrease look ahead space | |
| Drag chart element | Move to another pane by dropping it there. Drop in horizontal scale or another pane title at bottom to create a new pane at bottom. |
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| Drag Technical Indicator | Ctrl | Duplicates indicator in position where dropped |
| Any Number | Periodicity preferences window |
Shortcuts In Periodicity Window
(Initiated by clicking on chart then typing any number key)
| D | Daily Periodicity |
| W | Weekly Periodicity |
| M | Monthly Periodicity |
| T | Ticks Per Bar Periodicity |
| I | Time Per Bar Periodicity |
| R | Range Per Bar Periodicity |
| C | Change Per Bar Periodicity |
| V | Volume Per Bar Periodicity |
| X | Switch to Point and Figure Periodicity |
| Any number typed will bring up the Periodicity window and will be entered in the #bars field
Example 1: If you're looking at a chart of any periodicity and you want to switch to daily, type "1d" Enter Example 2. If you're looking at a 1 minute chart and you want to switch to 13 minute, type "13" Enter |
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Making Shortcut Keys
You can create your own shortcut key for any of the Traditional Chart Toolbar functions (or any other toolbar for that matter). Simply go to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts. First, specify the shortcut key combination you would like to assign at top, for instance, Shift-F2. Now, for the Action, select "Toolbar" and then "Chart", and then select the toolbar function you would like to assign to your shortcut key. Select Apply. You can also set shortcut keys for adjusting the periodicity of the chart by choosing "Periodicity" in the Action.
Macintosh Users
Shortcuts keys and mouse techniques are generally the same on both Windows and Macintosh OS X platforms. The Ctrl key equivalent on Macintosh keyboards is the Option Key. If you use a single button mouse (rare these days) the right-click can be accomplished by Control-Click (hold down the Control key while clicking).
Created 10 January 2012
Based On: Chart Shortcuts