Toolbars

There are five toolbars available on the main charts, and one on the stock screener. It is possible to customise the toolbars. This page will give a brief summary of what the icons on each toolbar do.

General Charts Toolbar

Charts General Toolbar

The charts general toolbar controls basic options, such as chart view, undo and redo.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Stock screen Stock Screens    
Undo Undo (Previous Action)    
Redo Redo    
View Crosshair Crosshairs On/Off    
View Mouseover Mouse-over effects On/Off    
Chart legend Legend On/Off Hide/Show Security Name  

Customise Toolbars Use View >> Advanced Options >> Toolbars to select which toolbars are displayed.
To move or re-arrange visible toolbars click click and drag and drag the toolbars. You may need to first select View >> Advanced Options >> Unlock Toolbars.

Find Securities Toolbar

Find Securities Toolbar

The find securities toolbar enables the user to chart a security, search for a code and select the default exchange.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Security Field Enter Security Code   Last 30 Securities Charted
Select Exchange Set a Default Exchange    
Security Select Load Security Code Entered Set a Default Exchange  
Securities refresh Refresh Current Security    
securities search Search for a Security Set a Default Exchange Search for Security Name or Symbol
securities search results Return to Last Search    

Chart Type Toolbar

Chart Type Toolbar

The chart type toolbar controls the type of chart and axis.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Line Chart Line chart of close    
OHLC Chart Type OHLC chart    
Candle Chart Type Candlestick chart    
Equivolume Chart Type Equivolume chart    
PNF Chart Type Point and Figure chart   Point and Figure Options
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Bars Daily, Weekly or Monthly Bars    
Log Scale Logarithmic Scale On/Off (Y-axis only)    

Drawing Tools Toolbar

Drawing Tools Toolbar

The drawing tools toolbar allows easy access to the tools available from the Draw menu.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Autofit Trendline Draw Auto Fit Trendline Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Trendline Draw Trendline Hide/Show Trendlines  
Horizontal Trendline Draw Horizontal Trendline Hide/Show Trendlines  
Vertical Trendline Draw Vertical Trendline Hide/Show Trendlines  
Linear Regression Trendline Draw Linear Regression Line Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Trend Channel Draw Trend Channel Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Linear Regression Channel Draw Linear Regression Channel Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Raff Regression Channel Draw Raff Regression Channel Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Standard Deviation Channel Draw Standard Deviation Channel Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Fibonacci Retracement Draw Fibonacci Retracements Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Fibonacci Extension Draw Fibonacci Extensions Hide/Show Trendlines  
Draw Textbox Draw Text Box Hide/Show Markers  
Draw Caption Draw Caption Hide/Show Markers  
Draw Up Arrow Draw Up Arrow Hide/Show Markers  
Draw Down Arrow Draw Down Arrow Hide/Show Markers  
Delete Delete Trendline/Caption    

Hide Toolbar Hints If you find the mouse-over hints on the toolbar distracting, hide them by selecting View >> Advanced Options >> Hide Toolbar Hints.

Scroll Charts and Watchlists Toolbar

Scroll Charts and Watchlists Toolbar

The scroll charts and watchlists toolbar enables the user to chart a security, search for a code and select the default exchange.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Delayed Quote Get Delayed Quote For the Charted Security    
Add to Watchlist Add Security to Watchlist Select a Security from any Watchlist  
Remove from Watchlist Remove Security from Watchlist    
Scroll Screen Results Scroll a Watchlist or
Scroll Stock Screen Results
   
Scroll Active Watchlist Up Scroll Active Watchlist (Up) Set the Active Watchlist  
Scroll Active Watchlist Down Scroll Active Watchlist (Down) Select a Security from the Active Watchlist  
Scroll Stock Screen Results Up Scroll Stock Screen Results (Up)    
Scroll Stock Screen Results Down Scroll Stock Screen Results (Down)    

Stock Screening Toolbar

Stock Screening Toolbar

The stock screening toolbar provides basic navigation and functions on the stock screener and results page.

Icon Left-click command Right-click command Command line
Return to Last Chart Return to Last Chart    
Return to Stock Screen Input Page Return to Stock Screen Input Page    
Refresh Stock Screen Input Page Refresh Stock Screen Input Page    
Chart Selected Security Chart Selected Security    
Add to Watchlist Add Selected Security to Watchlist    
Add top 20 stocks to watchlist Save the First 20 Securities to a New Watchlist    
add top 500 stocks to watchlist Save All Securities to a New Watchlist    
Scroll back to last page Scroll Back to Last Page    
First Stock Screen Page First Stock Screen Page    
Scroll forward to next page Scroll Forward to Next Page