MetaTrader 5 HelpUser Interface 

User Interface

Interface of the terminal includes the following components:

  • Main Menu
    All commands and functions that can be executed in the client terminal are collected in its main menu. The main menu contains: "File", "View", "Insert", "Charts", "Tools", "Window", "Help".
  • Toolbars
    Three toolbars are built into the terminal: "Standard", "Line Studies" and "Periodicity". The toolbars contain duplicated commands and functions of the main menu. However, these commands are customizable, so one can collect only mostly used widgets in them.
  • Data Window
    This window shows information about prices, as well as indicators and Expert Advisors imposed. This data window does not allow to perform any actions.
  • Navigator
    Open accounts, expert advisors, indicators, and scripts are grouped in the navigation window. The "Navigator" can help to control them promptly.
  • Toolbox
    Toolbox is a multifunctional window intended for working with trade positions, news, account history, alerts, internal mail and logs of the program and Expert Advisors. Moreover, the "Toolbox" window allows to open and modify orders of different kinds and manage trade positions.
  • Chart Switching Bar
    This bar allows managing and switching between windows of open charts.
  • Status Bar
    For additional information to be visualized, the status bar is used in the terminal. The status bar contains indicator of the server connection, amount of incoming and outgoing traffic, names of active template and profile, as well as command prompts and price data.
  • Fast Navigation Bar
    This bar is intended for quick work with charts. It allows moving a chart along the time axis, as well as changing its timeframe or even the symbol itself.
  • Hot Keys
    Some keys and their combinations allow to quickly execute different actions in the terminal.

The program header contains the number of the current account, application name, as well as the name of the active chart window and its timeframe.

 

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