User Guide
Chart templates
Chart templates are responsible for chart layout and for contents of technical indicators applied to them.
Chart templates are used:
- When customizing an opened chart window ( see Customizing opened chart windowssubsection).
- When customizing settings of a new chart window ( see Customizing settings of a new chart windowsubsection).
- When customizing a chart opened via the “New chart” window ( see Instrument chart section «Opening new charts via the ”New chart” window» subsection .
Customizing opened chart windows
When a template is used to customize opened chart windows:
- Chart window elements and properties are replaced by the ones of a template.
- All chart window graphical objects are deleted.
- Autoscale by price is turned on for every panel of the main chart and indicators.
- Other chart properties remain unchanged.
To customize an opened chart window, do one of the following:
- Right-click in a chart window and press “Templates –>
”. - Go to “Chart –> Templates –>
” in the menu bar.
If a template is applied to a chart which has attached graphical objects or indicators, a modal window will be opened. It will inform that in case of applying a template, all the existing elements will be deleted. Press “OK” to confirm or “Cancel” to exit.
To stop the window from appearing in the future, put a tick in the checkbox named “Don’t show this confirmation message next time”.
You can customize whether the message window must be shown or not in the. “Terminal settings” window.
- Go to the “Miscellaneous” tab.
- Put/remove a tick in the checkbox named “Don’t show warning when template is applied to a chart with indicators and/or graphical objects”.
- Confirm the changes by pressing “OK” or “Apply”.
Customizing settings of a new chart window
When a template is applied to a new chart window:
- Chart windows acquire all properties and elements of a template.
- Autoscale by price is turned on for every panel of the main chart and indicators.
- The chart is horizontally shifted to the far right position.
Settings of a new chart window may be customized in the “Terminal settings” window .
- Go to the “Chart” tab.
- Choose a template from the “Template for a new chart” list.
- Confirm the changes by pressing “OK” or “Apply”.