- Q. How do I view a chart?
A. Double click on the symbol on a list. Next, when asked, enter
in the start and ending range that you wish to view.
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- Q. How do I view data
in the Data Detail window?
A. Click on a data point on the chart. Also, if you hold down
your left mouse button and drag across the chart, the Data Detail's
window will reflect the movement of the mouse.
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- Q. How do I zoom in on
the chart?
A. There are 3 ways. 1) Go to the Edit\Zoom In menu selection.
2) Click on the In button at the bottom of the chart. 3) Click
on the magnifying glass icon (with the plus sign) at the top
of the main window
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- Q. How do I zoom out
on the chart?
A. There are 3 ways. 1) Go to the Edit\Zoom Out menu selection.
2) Click on the Out button at the bottom of the chart. 3) Click
on the magnifying glass icon (with the minus sign) at the top
of the main window
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- Q. How do I get back
to a full chart after I have zoomed in or out?
A. There are 2 ways. 1) Hold down the Ctrl key and click anywhere
on the chart. 2) Go to the Edit\ReScale menu selection and select
new start and end dates.
Q. How do I zoom on an area on the chart?.
A. There are 2 ways. 1) Hold down the shift key and while holding
down the left mouse button, drag across the chart. Release the
shift key and the mouse button. The area highlighted will be
shown. 2) Go to the Edit\ReScale menu selection and select new
start and end dates.
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- Q. How do I get 2 symbols
on a chart at the same time?
A. There are 2 ways. 1) Before bring up a chart, you can hold
down the Ctrl key and highlight 2 symbols. Next, select View\Chart
(Single Symbol). 2) If you are already in a chart, highlight
a symbol on a list and click on Edit\Copy Symbol to clipboard.
Next, click on the chart and go to the edit\Paste symbol on to
chart menu selection.
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- Q. What is the difference
between linear, percentage and logarithmic?
A. Linear: Charting the symbol's data by price. Percentage: Charting
the symbol's data by the percent price change from starting point
of chart. Logarithmic is plotting the log of each data point
(notice that in the Data Detail window, you will see the actual
prices rather than the log of each price).
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- Q. How do I apply lines,
boxes, fibonnacci levels, and fibonnacci time lines,cycle arcs,
etc on a chart?
A. Click on an icon on the right side of the screen (notice that
the cursor changes), then, apply the selected user item. Remember:
You will still be in that same mode until you click on the normal
mouse icon at the top right of the screen.
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- Q. Is there an easy way
to go from symbol to symbol in a chart?
A. Yes! 1) Hit Ctrl+N to move the next symbol or Ctrl+R to move
to the previous symbol. 2) Go to the edit menu and click on previous
or next. 3) Hit the up and down arrow keys. 4) Click on the right
arrow icon at the top of the screen to move to the next symbol
or click on the left arrow icon at the top of the screen to move
to the previous symbol.
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- Q. Can I have the program
move from symbol to symbol in a chart automatically?
A. Yes! Click on the Edit\Auto View menu selection. A small window
will appear with VCR type of controls and a place to change the
amount of time to view the chart. Click on the Run button and
the program will proceed to go from chart to chart automatically.
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- Q. How do I copy a chart
into another program?
A. Go to the Edit\Copy Chart to Clipboard (Ctrl+C) then you can
paste the chart into your other program.
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- Q. How do I change the
layout of a chart?
A. There are 3 ways to do this. 1) Click on the Layout button
at the bottom of the chart. This brings up the Layout window.
Select the items you wish to change and click on Apply. Go to
the Edit\Layout menu and follow the same directions as in 1.
Note: 1 and 2 only change the layout for the current window and
the changes are not permanent. 3) To make permanent layout changes,
go to the Settings\Defaults menu selection and make the necessary
changes.
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- Q. How do I add a study(s)?
A. There are 2 ways. 1) Click on the Studies button at the bottom
of the chart, select the study or studies you want and click
on Apply. 2) Select the Studies\Apply menu selection and select
the study or studies you want and click on Apply. Remember: Make
sure you have also selected a color for the study's line that
will be visible as related to the background color of the chart.
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- Q. How do I make a study(s)
show up each time I open a chart?
A. Got to the Settings\Defaults menu selection and click on the
Chart Studies tab. Highlight the study(s) you want (one at a
time in the Available Studies box) and click on the insert button.
The selected study will be moved to the Selected Studies box.
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- Q. How do I delete a
study(s) from a chart?
A. Click on the Studies\Remove menu selection. Next, click on
the study or studies to be removed.
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- Q. How do I create my
own study?
A. Click on the Studies\Create menu selection. Next, select the
study to be created from the study templates. Modify the parameters,
name the new study and click on create.
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