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title: "Event - Graphical Objects - Analytical Objects - Price Charts, Technical and Fundamental Analysis - MetaTrader 5 Help"
description: "This object is designed for displaying various events on a chart, like the events of the economic calendar. An object is... - Event - Graphical Objects - Analytical Objects"
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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) → [Analytical Objects](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/objects) → [Graphical Objects](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects) → Event

# Event

This object is designed for displaying various events on a chart, like the events of the [economic calendar](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/fundamental). An object is anchored to the time scale and is moved together with the chart scroll. The object is shown on the time scale and is does not move vertically.

![The "Event" object](https://www.metatrader5.com/i/help/terminal/en/obj_event.png)

## Controls

An object can be moved using an anchor point located on the time scale.

## Parameters

The object only has [common parameters](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/charts_analysis/objects#draw_settings).

## In this section

- [Text](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_text)
- [Text Label](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_text_label)
- [Button](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_button)
- [Graph](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_chart)
- [Bitmap](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_bitmap)
- [Bitmap Label](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_bitmap_label)
- [Edit](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_edit)
- Event
- [Rectangle Label](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/objects/graphical_objects/obj_rect_label)

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