Part 12 Meta Trader 4 Show – Keyboard shortcuts in MT4

Part 12: Meta Trader 4 Show – Keyboard shortcuts in MT4

Below you will find a list of keyboard shortcuts which can be used in Meta Trader 4. The list is not complete as I don’t consider all shortcuts important. ��

F1 — Open help
F4 — Open MetaEditor (Editing or creating custom indicators)
F8 — Open graph settings with options how to change graph graphics.
F11 — Fullscreen mode
F12 — Move graph 1 candle to the left
Shift+F12 — Move graph 1 candle to the right

Alt+1 — Change graph type (Bars)
Alt+2 — Change graph type (Candles)
Alt+3 — Change graph type (Line graph)

Alt+F4 — Close application

Ctrl+F (or mouse wheel) — Switch mouse cursor into „crosshair“. I use this feature very often. It is very useful for quick reviewing of various lines.
Ctrl+G — Toggle gridlines
Ctrl+I — Show all active indicators
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 — Close active graph
Ctrl+F6 — Switch to next graph
Left arrow — Move graph to the left
Right arrow — Move graph to the right

Page Up — Moves graph a screen to the right
Page Down — Moves graph a screen to the left
Home — Moves graph to the beginning
End — Moves graph to the actual candle

– — Zoom out
+ — Zoom in

Delete — Remove all selected elements (ie. trend lines selected by user)
Backspace — Remove last added element (ie. a trend line)

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Check Out These Useful Metatrader 4 (MT4) Hotkeys & Shortcuts!

If you’ve been trading Forex for a while, you’re probably pretty familiar with the standard Forex trading platform, MetaTrader 4 (MT4). It was released by Metaquotes in 2005 and is by far the most popular Forex trading platform.

In fact, Metaquotes has since released its successor, Metatrader 5, but it was not received as well by the Forex trading community. As a result, the majority of brokers still use MetaTrader 4.

Although there are some limitations to MT4, this free and simple trading platform is powerful and versatile enough for most Forex traders. This is due, in part, to its thriving community of coders for the many different indicators, scripts, and Expert Advisors, which add so much functionality to the platform.

Whether or not it will be enough for you really depends on what type of trading system you are using, and how far you are willing to go for a small advantage. For those of us that are sticking with MT4 for now, the useful hotkeys and shortcuts below are a must.

Check Out These Useful Metatrader 4 Hotkeys & Shortcuts!

These Are The MT4 Hotkeys That I Use The Most

Ctrl+E – enable/disable attached Expert Advisor

Ctrl+I – open the “Indicators List” window

Ctrl+M – open/close the “Market Watch” window

Ctrl+N – open/close the “Navigator” window

Ctrl+T – open/close the “Terminal” window

Ctrl+Y – show/hide period separators

F7 – open the properties window of the Expert Advisor that you have attached to your chart

F9 – open the “New Order” window

F11 – enable/disable full-screen mode

F12 – move the chart ahead by one candlestick/bar

Shift+F12 – move the chart back by one candlestick/bar

– – zoom the chart out

+ – zoom the chart in (must use with the Shift key)

Numpad 5 – restore automatic chart scale after it’s been changed or return the chart into visible range (if the scale is defined)

F5 – switch to the next profile

Shift+F5 – switch to the previous profile

Delete – delete all selected graphical objects

Other Useful MT4 Hotkeys

← – scroll the chart to the left

→ – scroll the chart to the right

↑ – fast scroll to the left or scroll up (if the scale is defined)

↓ – fast scroll to the right or scroll down (if the scale is defined)

Page Up – fast scroll to the left

Page Down – fast scroll to the right

Home – move the chart to the start (earliest record you have downloaded)

End – move the chart to the end (current price)

Backspace – delete the last object added to the chart

Enter – open/close fast navigation window

F1 – open the user guide

F2 – open the “History Center” window

F3 – open the “Global Variables” window

F4 – open MetaEditor

F6 – open the “Tester” window (must have an Expert Advisor attached to the chart)

F8 – open the chart properties window

F10 – open the “Popup Prices” window

Alt+1 – display chart as bars

Alt+2 – display chart as candlesticks

Alt+3 – display chart as a broken line

Alt+W – open the chart management window

Alt+F4 – close Metatrader 4

Alt+Backspace – undo last deleted object(s)

Ctrl+A – revert all indicator window heights to default

Ctrl+B – open the “Objects List” window

Ctrl+D – open/close the “Data Window”

Ctrl+F – enable crosshair

Ctrl+G – show/hide grid

Ctrl+H – show/hide OHLC line (top left)

Ctrl+L – show/hide volumes

Ctrl+O – open the “Setup” window

Ctrl+P – print the chart

Ctrl+R – open/close the “Tester” window

Ctrl+W – close the chart window

Ctrl+F6 – switch to next chart window

Some Helpful MT4 Shortcuts That I Use

The new versions of MetaTrader 4 allow you to drag and drop your stop loss and take profit levels. Previously, you had to use an Expert Advisor to add this function.

In order to see your stop loss and take profit levels, use Ctrl+O or go to Tools –> Options. Select the Charts tab and check the box that says “Show trade levels”. Now you can see your levels, making it easier to drag them.

I also like to check the box directly underneath that says “Use ‘Alt’ key to drag trade levels”. With this box checked, you have to hit the “Alt” key to activate the drag and drop feature in MT4.

Note: I use the “Alt” key to drag and drop my levels so that I don’t accidentally move my trade levels while I’m clicking and dragging other objects on my charts.

This next shortcut is commonly used, but helpful if you don’t already know it. You can use “Ctrl” to duplicate any object on your chart. Simply double click the object to select it, then hold the “Ctrl” key and drag. This technique is especially useful if you use multiple colors when drawing objects (like trend lines and support/resistance levels).

You probably already know this next shortcut, but it is essential. You can click in the price grid (on the right of the chart) and drag down to shrink the scale of the chart. This can be helpful for placing stop losses, take profits, support/resistance levels, etc… that are outside the current automatic range of the chart.

To return the chart scale to default, simply click and drag up on the price grid. If you use automatic chart scaling, you can just hit Numpad 5.

These are the most useful MetaTrader 4 (MT4) hotkeys and shortcuts that I use on a regular basis, and some others that I’ve used before. If you found this article useful, please share it with other traders, and feel free to suggest any hotkeys or shortcuts that I’ve missed. Good luck and happy trading!

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Keyboard shortcut MetaTrader 4

Be observed in almost all modern computers. Allow the user to accelerate his work. The trading terminal MetaTrader 4 is not an exception, it contains more shortcut keys that you can guess.

To use MT4 ongnan price chart

Start with conventional key, these are the key “up” arrow (↑), a “down” (↓), “right”, “left” (→) (←). With help, you can navigate to the price schedule:

• The button “up” or “left” button. Move the chart on the left.
• The button “down” or “right”. The key to moving the chart to the right.

These keys instead of a regular mouse wheel scrolling. Where most traders move according to the chart.

For faster movement. You can use shortcut keys to other MT4 Terminal:

• • “Up front” “page down” Scroll the entire page with price charts.
  • The “Home” button to the very beginning of the price chart.

• The “end” button. Move to the end of the chart.
• Sometimes need to see how the dialog some basic currency pairs event. The “enter” key will help.

“Enter”. Move to a specific date by entrepreneurs.

After pressing “enter” a separate window, which need to enter dates. After the second press “Enter”, the chart will move to the desired quote.

To change the scale of a chart

To change the scale of a chart by using the buttons on the toolbar. You can use:

• +-Extended size of the chart.
• “-“-Respectively. To reduce the size of the chart.

Delete use MT4 graphics hotkeys.

Each entrepreneur. Draw a chart analysis, some level of support and resistance lines, shapes, etc., technical traders, mostly using the delete objects that are not needed. Discontinued menu with the right mouse button However, removing unnecessary objects from the tree can be easily. With only two buttons:

• “Del” removes all the objects in the selected chart. By entrepreneurs.
• “Backspace” removes the last object that was created from the price chart.

If you delete something by accident and want to give it back. Use the “Ctrl,” “Alt” “+” Z “or” Backspace “.

To change the chart type.

As you know, MetaTrader 4Terminal by default, using three main types of graphics: Japan candle bar. Line chart for each type of graphics that have their own keyboard shortcuts:

• “Alt” + 1 “show bar chart.
• “Alt” + 2 “candle charts.
• “Alt” + 3 “shows a line chart.

Close the window.

With the cross. The tradition is in the right corner of the program window. All of the Windows you can use the “Esc” button to close the program or shortcut key combination, MetaTrader 4 next:

• “Esc” closes the window open.
• “Ctrl” + “W” or “Ctrl” + “F4” off the chart window.

Open tabs

A toolbar button that opens more tabs can be changed successfully. By the following shortcuts:

• “Ctrl” + “U” symbol window.
• “Ctrl” + “M” called the tab “Market Watch”
• “Ctrl” + “D” open window “information” tab.
• “Ctrl” + “N” Navigator “tab called”
• “Ctrl” + “T” open Terminal “tab.
• “Ctrl” + “R” opens “the Tester”.

Switching between profiles

Makklum number of traders charts into the profile. To move between one should use the following key combination:

• “Shift” + “F5 Move between the profiles.

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The author of the MetaTrader 4 isn’t a bloody hue, each response:

• “F1” calls “Userguide”
• “F2” retrieve archived quotations.
• “F3” open a window for adding a global variable.
• The “F4” MetaEditor
• “F6” is open to testing strategy Tester, which is attached to a chart. Consult a trade.
• Qualifications of a consultant attached to the chart. Called the “F7”.
• The Chart Properties window called “F8.”
• Open a window called “F9”.
• “F10” window quotations.
• “F11” at the price chart window unfolds into full-screen mode.
• “F12”, move the chart price by one bar in advance to move back by one bar. Use “Shift” + “F12”.

So these are the shortcut keys useful program. Metatrader 4, hope these tips are helpful for you. And your work with MT4 will be more comfortable. If I miss anything interesting. Please write in the comments;)

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