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Question

 Is there a list of keyboard shortcuts keys for Multi-Pane charts?
   

Answer
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
Space Bar   Download Data:
(Intraday Periodicities - 1 Day;
Daily, Weekly, Monthly - Visible Data Range)
Click   Selects any chart element
Tab   Selects next chart element - repeat until desired element is selected
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.
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

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 "Setup 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.

Note: this list is Windows OS based; the few right click-only modifiers are different on Mac OS

Created 10 January 2012

Based On:  http://www.linnsoft.com/tips/chartShortcuts.htm