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Is there a way to add a button to a chart that toggles a group of indicators together?
   

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Chart Buttons for Adding Groups of Indicators

The Chart Button Indicator has been enhanced with a new button purpose called "Add/Remove Preset Group". This button purpose can be used to create a single chart button that toggles an entire group of technical indicator presets on/off. When creating a button of this kind, Investor/RT presents a list of group names that are eligible for use. Only groups of type "Preset" can be used. To create a new group of type "Preset", use File: New: Group or click the Group button on the main toolbar and pick "Create New Group" from the ensuing list. When the "Add Group" window appears, specify the group type as "Preset". Once you have created one or more Preset groups, you can add technical indicator presets to the group using the "Object Editor" window. To open this window click the Green Trashcan icon on the main toolbar or choose Object Editor from the Open Menu. When the Object Editor has Presets as the object type, you will see a list of all of your defined technical indicator presets. To add one to a group, select the preset, and click the Add to Group button. The Add to Group window will prompt you to supply the name of the group to which the selected preset is to be added. To remove a preset from a preset group, open the group using the Open Group button on the main toolbar (or choose File: Open: Group). When you see the members of any group listed, Ctrl+double-click on any member to remove it from the group. Confirmation will be requested. Having created one or more Preset Groups, you may then add chart button(s) that toggle the entire group on and off. For example, if you had a button setup for a preset group containing 3 moving average presets and a volume breakdown indicator preset, clicking the button will add all four indicators to the chart at once. Clicking the button again will remove all four indicators. This facility can also be used to execute groups of "Signal Actions". While Signal Actions are not technical indicators per se, you may create presets for them and construct a group containing one or more signal action presets just like any other indicator. When a button is assigned to a preset group containing signal actions, each signal action is simple executed in turn.