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description: "This section provides information about how to manage charts in the trading platform. Chart managing using the context menu... - Chart Management - Additional Features - Price Charts, Technical and Fundamental Analysis"
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[MetaTrader 5 Help](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help) → [Price Charts, Technical and Fundamental Analysis](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis) → [Additional Features](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/charts_advanced) → Chart Management

# Chart Management

This section provides information about how to manage charts in the trading platform.

- [Chart managing using the context menu and the "Charts" menu](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_manage#context)
- [Chart managing using a mouse](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_manage#mouse)
- [Chart managing from keyboard](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_manage#keyboard)
- [Fixed chart position](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_manage#fixed)

## Chart Managing Using the Context Menu and the ["Chart"](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/startworking/interface) Menu [#](#context)

Commands in these menus are identical (except for "Save As Picture" and "Delete Indicators Window" that are available only in the context menu) and allow to manage chart settings:

- Trading — open the menu of trading operations for the symbol of the chart: [placing stop levels](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/one_click_trading#chart_deal) or [pending orders](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/performing_deals#pending_chart).
- ![Depth of Market](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/dom_icon.png)Depth Of Market — open the Depth of Market of the current chart's symbol.
- ![List of indicators](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/indicators_list_icon.png)Indicator List — open the ["Indicator List"](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_objects_list#indicators) window for managing indicators running on the chart.
- Objects — open the objects control submenu:

- ![List of objects](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/objects_list_icon.png)Object List — open the ["Object List"](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_objects_list#objects) to manage objects on the chart.

- Delete Last — delete the last added object.
- ![Delete All Selected](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/delete_all_selected_icon.png)Delete All Selected — delete all selected objects.
- ![Delete All Arrows](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/delete_all_arrows_icon.png)Delete All Arrows — delete all arrows belonging to the [Arrows](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/arrows) group.
- Delete All — delete all [objects](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/objects) from the current chart;
- Unselect All — unselect all objects on the chart.
- Unselect — unselect the selected object.
- ![Undo Delete](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/undo_delete_icon.png)Undo Delete — restore the last deleted object.
- ![List of Expert Advisors](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/experts_list_icon.png)Expert List— open the ["Expert List"](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_objects_list#ea) window to manage Expert Advisors running on the chart.
- ![Bar chart](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/bar_chart_icon.png)Bar chart — show the chart as a sequence of bars.
- ![Candlesticks](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/candlestciks_icon.png)Candlestick — show the chart as a sequence of Japanese candlesticks.
- ![Line Chart](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/line_chart_icon.png)Line — show the chart as a broken line that connects close prices of bars.
- Timeframes — select the chart timeframe. A click on this item opens a sub menu, where you can select one of the available timeframes.
- Templates — managing [chart templates](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/templates_profiles).
- ![Refresh](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/refresh_icon.png)Refresh — refresh the chart window. When you refresh the chart, the price data displayed on it are also recalculated based on one-minute data stored on the computer.
- ![Docked](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/docked_icon.png) Docked — [dock/undock the chart window](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/charts#docked) from the main platform window.
- Toolbar — show/hide the toolbar in the chart window. The command is only available for the charts, which were detached from the main platform window.
- ![Grid](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/grid_icon.png)Grid — show/hide grid on the chart.
- ![Auto Scroll](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/autoscroll_icon.png)Auto Scroll — enable/disable automatic chart scrolling to its beginning when new ticks are received.
- ![Chart Shift](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/chart_shift_icon.png)Chart Shift — enable/disable chart shift from the right side of the window.
- ![One Click Trading](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/chart_oneclick_trading_context.png)One Click Trading — show/hide the [one click trading panel](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/trading/one_click_trading#chart_deal) on the chart.
- ![Volumes](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/volumes_icon.png)Volumes — show/hide real trade volumes for the charts of exchange instruments.
- ![Tick Volumes](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/tick_volume_icon.png)Tick Volumes — show/hide tick volumes for the charts of Forex instruments.
- ![Zoom In](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/zoom_in_icon.png)Zoom In — zoom in the chart.
- ![Zoom Out](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/zoom_out_icon.png)Zoom Out — zoom out the chart.
- ![Delete Indicators Window](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/delete_indicator_window.png)Delete Indicator Window — delete the indicator subwindow. This command is only available in the context menu when called from the subwindow, in which the indicator is opened.
- ![Step by Step](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/step_by_step_icon.png)Step by Step — move the chart bar by bar from right to left. This function is only available when the autoscroll feature is disabled.
- ![Save As Picture](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/save_as_picture_icon.png)Save As Picture — save the chart as a picture in a *.png file. This command also allows to immediately publish a screenshot of the chart online using a special service of the [MQL5.community](https://www.mql5.com/) site and share it with other traders. See "[Publishing Charts Online](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/mql5_charts)" for details.
- ![Properties](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/chart_properties_icon.png)Properties — open the [chart properties](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_advanced/charts_settings) managing window.

## Chart Managing Using a Mouse [#](#mouse)

A chart can be managed using a mouse:

- click-and-hold anywhere in the chart window and then move the cursor horizontally to scroll the chart;
- click-and-hold on the vertical scale of the chart and move the cursor vertically to change the vertical scale of the chart; double-click on the vertical scale of the chart to restore the chart scale;
- click-and-hold on the horizontal chart scale (anywhere outside the [fast navigation bar](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/startworking/interface)) and move the cursor horizontally to change the chart scale;
- right-click anywhere in the chart window to open the context menu of the chart (see below);
- double-click on the elements of technical indicators (lines, signs, histogram bars, etc.) to call the indicator setup window;
- right-click on elements of a technical indicator to call the context menu of the indicator;
- depending on the [platform settings](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/startworking/settings#charts), a single or a double click on an [object](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/objects) (line studies, text or arrow) selects the object;
- click-and-hold the selected object and drag to move it;
- Ctrl + left-clicking on a selected trend line and then moving the cursor allows to draw a parallel trend line (create a channel);
- hold down Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel to scale the chart;
- click with the mouse wheel on a chart tab in the switch panel closes the chart;
- middle-click on the chart window to switch the cursor to the "crosshair" mode;
- right-click on a selected object to open its context menu;
- point your mouse to the Close price of a bar or to an element of an object or indicator to call a prompt.

## Chart Managing from Keyboard [#](#keyboard)

Various chart manipulations can be performed using certain keys and key combinations:

- Home — move the chart to the last bar;
- End — move the chart to the first bar;
- Page Up — move the chart at a one-window distance back;
- Page Down — move the chart at a one-window distance forward;
- Ctrl+I — open the window containing the list of indicators;
- Ctrl+B — open the window containing the list of objects;
- Alt+1 — show the chart as a sequence of bars;
- Alt+2 — show the chart as a sequence of Japanese candlesticks;
- Alt+3 — show the chart as a broken line that connects the Close prices of bars;
- Ctrl+G — show/hide grid in the chart window;
- "+" — zoom in the chart;
- "-" — zoom out the chart;
- F12 — scroll the chart step by step (bar by bar);
- F8 — open the properties window;
- Backspace — delete the last added object from the chart;
- Delete — delete all selected objects;
- Ctrl+Z — cancel deletion of the last object.

## Fixed Chart Position [#](#fixed)

Every chart has an icon — a gray triangle located in the bottom left corner of the window by default. Move the triangle on any bar to lock its position on the chart:

![Fixed chart position](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/fixed_chart_position.png)

The selected bar stays in this position when you zoom the chart. The position stays fixed until you change the [chart timeframe](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/charts#operations).

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