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Originally Posted by Pucio
Hot keys list:
Here's the list of the hot keys available in MetaTrader:
Hot key
Function
← chart scrolling to the left
→ chart scrolling to the right
↑ fast chart scrolling to the left or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling up
↓ fast chart scrolling to the right or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling down
Numpad 5 restoring of automatic chart vertical scale after its being changed. If the scale was defined, this hot key will return the chart into the visible range
Page Up fast chart scrolling to the left
Page Down fast chart scrolling to the right
Home move the chart to the start point
End move the chart to the end point
- chart zoom out
+ chart zoom in
Delete delete all selected graphical objects
Backspace delete the latest objects imposed into the chart window
Enter open/close fast navigation window
Esc close the dialog window
F1 open this MetaTrader user guide
F2 open the "History Center" window
F3 open the "Global Variables" window
F4 download MetaEditor
F5 switch to the next profile
F6 call the "Tester" window for testing the expert attached to the chart window
F7 call the properties window of the expert attached to their chart window in order to change settings
F8 call the chart setup window
F9 call the "New Order" window
F10 open the "Popup prices" window
F11 enable/disable the full screen mode
F12 move the chart by one bar to the left
Shift+F12 move the chart by one bar to the right
Shift+F5 switch to the previous profile
Alt+1 display the chart as a sequence of bars (transform into bar chart)
Alt+2 display the chart as a sequence of candlesticks (transform into candlesticks)
Alt+3 display the chart as a broken line (transform into line chart)
Alt+A copy all test/optimization results into the clipboard
Alt+W call the chart managing window
Alt+F4 close the client terminal
Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+Z undo object deletion
Ctrl+A arrange all indicator windows heights by default
Ctrl+B call the "Objects List" window
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert copy to the clipboard
Ctrl+E enable/disable expert advisor
Ctrl+F enable "Crosshair"
Ctrl+G show/hide grid
Ctrl+H show/hide OHLC line
Ctrl+I call the "Indicators List" window
Ctrl+L show/hide volumes
Ctrl+P print the chart
Ctrl+S save the chart in a file having extensions: "CSV", "PRN", "HTM"
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 close the chart window
Ctrl+Y show/hide period separators
Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace undo the object deletion
Ctrl+D open/close the "Data Window"
Ctrl+M open/close the "Market Watch" window
Ctrl+N open/close the "Navigator" window
Ctrl+O open the "Setup" window
Ctrl+R open/close the "Tester" window
Ctrl+T open/close the "Terminal" window
Ctrl+F6 activate the next chart window
Ctrl+F9 open the "Terminal — Trade" window and switch the focus into it. After this, the trading activities can be managed with keyboard
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Pucio has a great list of hotkeys, BUT... I noticed there are keystroke sequences to select far more commands using "Alt" menus! When you hit the "Alt" key, then notice how it underlines one letter for each pull-down menu, and then when you hit one of those (e.g. "C" for "Charts" menu), then you have another set of underlined letters to execute one of the sub-menu commands.
For example, a "Refresh" command would be Alt + C + R
To toggle Chart Shift: Alt + C + H
A complex keystroke example would be to turn on the "Select object after creation" option:
Alt + T + O + left-arrow(8times) + right-arrow(2times) + Tab + down-arrow(2times) + "+" (a plus sign turns on the checkbox; minus turns it off)
One can play around with various keystrokes to control the focus. Use the up-down-left-right arrows, Tab, Shift+Tab, Cntl+Tab, Alt, Plus(+), Minus(-), Home, End, Backspace, Delete, and ... whatever else works.
The pictures are from MT4 version 4.00 (build 220). Future versions might change the keystrokes so always verify using the menus. You can see which commands are underlined and what the letters are, and with that, you might figure out how to do almost any command (not quite all though).
I'm having some difficulty with defining an absolutely fixed set of keystrokes to perform some specific tasks because the menus come up in different states depending on the last time the user used that menu. For example, to create a text, do Alt + I + X. At that point, it expects a left-mouse-click. After that, the Object Properties comes up but it might come up with any one of the 3 tabs (Common, Parameters, Visualization). Therefore, to edit the text Description, your keystrokes may vary (unfortunately).
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