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Adding and Removing Objects

 

Adding Objects

Before adding objects to a chart window, select which chart or study the object is going to be drawn for. Click on Symbol button or Study button and select Select to Draw Objects menu option:

 

 

To add an object from Chart menu, select a chart window, click on Chart->Objects->Insert Object menu option and chose appropriate object:

 

 

To add an object from Chart Toolbar, select a chart window, click on Insert Object button and chose an object from the drop down list:

 

 

To add an object from Chart Objects Toolbar, select a chart window, and click on an object toolbar item:

 

 

To add an object from the right-click menu option, right click on chart window, select Objects->Insert Object menu option and chose an object:

 

 

Once an object has been selected, the cursor of the mouse is going to turn into a cross, signifying that chart is in a drawing mode. To start drawing, left-click on beginning position, and while holding the mouse, drag the cursor to desired ending position and release the left mouse button.

 

To configure a newly added object, See "Configuring Objects"

 

Removing objects

To remove an object directly from a chart window, select desired object by double clicking on it. When selection is made, the object turns into dotted lines with three anchor rectangles surrounding the object, similar to this:

 

 

Right click on one of the rectangles to bring up a right-click menu:

 

 

Click on Delete menu option to remove the object from the chart.

 

To remove all objects from the chart window, right-click on a chart window and select Objects->Select all:

 

 

Right-click on a chart window again, and select Objects->Delete Selected

 

To unselect selected objects, left-click anywhere on the chart.

 

To remove an object from an Objects List, See "Using Chart Objects List"

 


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