Keyboard shortcuts
The UNDERLINED CHARACTER in a menu command is the shortcut key for that command. For example, when the chart module is active:
- F opens the File menu;
- Then M will select Email Charts in the open File menu.
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General
These shortcuts work on all components of the Incredible Charts Software.
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F1 | Help pages |
| Shift + F1 | Website Search |
| Ctrl + F1 | Trading Guide Education: Technical Analysis |
| Ctrl + F3 | Trading Diary (latest) |
| Ctrl + F4 | Chart Forum: Topics |
| Ctrl + H | Hide / Display Toolbar Hints (see View >> Advanced Options) |
| Esc | Cancels any open pop-up menu. |
Registration / Login
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F1 | Help: Install |
Charting Module
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F1 | Help: Getting Started |
| Tab | Toggles focus on/off the Load Securities textbox |
| Home | Focuses on the Load Securities textbox |
| F3 | Search By Symbol (see Securities menu) |
| Ctrl + D | Load By Symbol From Disk (see Securities) |
| F5 | Refresh Current Security (see Securities) |
| Ctrl + F5 | Refresh Current Security's History from Server (see Securities) |
| Shift + Ctrl + F5 | Refresh All Securities from Server (see Securities) |
| F7 | Daily Chart (see View >> Price) |
| F8 | Weekly Chart |
| F9 | Monthly Chart |
| Shift + F7 | Equivolume, Daily |
| Shift + F8 | Equivolume, Weekly |
| Shift + F9 | Equivolume, Monthly |
| Ctrl + F | Open Project (see File) |
| F6 | Project Defaults (see File) |
| Shift + F4 | Set Active Watchlist |
| Shift + F5 | Active Watchlist |
| Shift + F6 | All Watchlists |
| Ctrl + I | Invert Vertical Axis (see View) |
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F4 | Full Screen (see View) |
| F11 | Save Chart as Image |
| F12 | |
| Ctrl + C | Hide / Display all Captions |
| Ctrl + T | Hide / Display all Trendlines |
| Shift + F3 | Scroll Period (see View >> Advanced Options) |
| Left Arrow | Reverse Scroll Through Chart |
| Right Arrow | Forward Scroll Through Chart |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Scroll To Beginning |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Scroll To End |
| Up Arrow or scroll Mouse Wheel upwards |
1. Select Previous Security on Active Watchlist 2. Select Previous Security on Stock Screen Results NB First select Scroll Watchlist or Scroll Stock Screen |
| Down Arrow or scroll Mouse Wheel downwards |
1. Select Next Security on Active Watchlist 2. Select Next Security on Stock Screen Results NB First select Scroll Watchlist or Scroll Stock Screen |
| MAIN KEYBOARD | SELECTS |
| B or click Mouse Wheel |
Toggle between: 1. Active Watchlist scrolling and 2. Stock Screen Result scrolling |
| X | 1. Opens Stock Screen Input page, then 2. Toggles between Screen Results and Charting Module |
| Y | Toggles between Search Results and Charting Module |
| S | Stop loading (Security, Screening or Search) |
| J | Sets Line / Bar Type as Close |
| K | Sets Line / Bar Type as Candle |
| O | Sets Line / Bar Type as OHLC |
| Q | Access Delayed Quotes from Yahoo |
| Z | Zoom active / reset |
| L | Legend On / Off |
| A | Set Caption |
| R | Draw Trendline |
| U | Crosshair Cursor |
| M | Email Charts |
| F | File menu |
| E | Securities menu |
| I | Indicator panel open / close |
| V | View menu |
| D | Draw menu |
| C | Format Charts menu |
| T | Time Period menu |
| W | Watchlist menu |
| H | Help menu |
Stock Screening
These shortcuts are for the Stock Screen Results page, unless indicated otherwise.
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F1 | Help: Stock Screening |
| F2 on Input page |
Refresh (reloads the Input Page) |
| F3 | Stock Screen Input Page |
| F6 or Enter | Chart the Selected Security |
| F7 | Create Watchlist Automatically Adding Top 20 Securities |
| F8 | Create Watchlist Automatically Adding All Securities |
| Left Arrow | Previous Page of stock screen results |
| Right Arrow | Next Page of stock screen results |
| Shift + Left Arrow | First Page of stock screen results |
| MAIN KEYBOARD | SELECTS |
| C | Chart module |
| I | Stock Screen Input page |
| X | Stock Screening / Charting |
| V | View menu |
| H | Help menu |
| S | Stop Security from loading |
Search Results
| SHORTCUT KEY | SELECTS |
| F6 or ENTER on the Results page |
Chart the Selected Security |
| F8 | Create Watchlist Automatically Adding All Securities |
| MAIN KEYBOARD | SELECTS |
| Y | Search Results / Charting |
| V | View menu |
| H | Help menu |
| L | Close Search |