Keyboard shortcuts for the chart
Pick drawing tools, undo, open the indicators and save your template without reaching for the mouse. The chart answers to 30 shortcuts.
- Who it is for
- Traders who like to keep their hands on the keyboard.
- Time
- 3 min
- Steps
- 4 steps
Steps in this guide4 steps
Step 1: Open the shortcuts list
Click a chart, then press ? (or the Keyboard shortcuts button in the chart’s toolbar). The list opens in groups: Drawing Tools, Selection & Edit, Trading (when trading is on), Chart and Help. Press ? again, or Esc, to close it.
Step 2: Pick a drawing tool with one letter
T draws a trend line, H a horizontal line, Y a ray, R a rectangle, F a Fibonacci retracement, N a text and M a measurement; V goes back to the cursor. Some letters pick a second tool with Shift: Shift+H for a vertical line, Shift+F for a Fibonacci extension, Shift+A for an arrow marker.
Step 3: Edit and move around with the chart keys
Ctrl+Z or CommandZ on a Mac undoes and Ctrl+Shift+Z or CommandShiftZ on a Mac redoes. Ctrl+D or CommandD on a Mac duplicates the selected drawing and Delete removes it. Alt+R or OptionR on a Mac resets the view, Alt+I or OptionI on a Mac opens the indicator picker, Alt+F or OptionF on a Mac toggles full screen, Shift+M turns magnet snap on or off, and Ctrl+S or CommandS on a Mac saves your chart template.
Step 4: Know the two keys that trade
Shift+B is Quick Buy and Shift+S is Quick Sell, for the chart that has focus.
That is the whole guide
You have done every step. Pick what to learn next, or try it on the live chart.
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