charts-general

Video: Multi-Pane Chart Spacing

This 12-minute video demonstrates various methods and shortcuts for managing space in Multi-Pane charts. Topics include adjusting the pixels per bar setting using the arrow keys or mouse scroll wheel, and adjusting the amount of right margin space at the right side of your charts.

Multi-Pane Chart Spacing

Simulating Tick Data on longer time frame Charts

Charts with certain periodicities require tick data in order to form properly.  These include Volume Bars, Tick Bars, Renko, Point and Figure, Range Bars, and Change Bars.  These periodicities can also be formed from 1-minute data but generally they will not be as accurate.  For periods where there is tick data, Investor/RT will use the tick data to form the accurate bars.  It will then use the 1-minute data before that to form those bars as best possible.  By default, Investor/RT will form bars from 1-minute data for up to 50 days back.  For per

What is an "INCOMPATIBLE SESSION"

The INCOMPATIBLE SESSION message indicates that the Session Override of the chart is set to a session that is outside the boundaries of the session assigned to the symbol. The required course of action is to adjust the session of either the Symbol itself or the chart so that they are either the same, or, the Chart's session is fully inside of the times of the Symbols Session.

Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts For Multi-Pane Charts

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).

How can I remove the row of buttons at the top of my chart? (Button Pane)

A multi-pane chart can optionally have a button pane, a thin pane containing only a series of chart buttons, typically at the top of the chart. Normally the button pane is displayed without a title bar. If you right-click inside the button pane and choose Show Pane Title, the title bar will appear, telling you that this is indeed a "Button Pane"

Printing Charts or QuotePages

Printing of charts and QuotePages is supported only for some printers. If you cannot get the File: Print command to print a chart or QuotePage then try using the File: Page Setup command and select your destination printer. If printing still does not work, quit Investor/RT locate the file named printer preferencess inside the admin folder and delete the file. Then startup again, use File: Page Setup and select the printer.

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