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* Use the mouse wheel to scroll through the chart; or:
* Click the '''Scroll Left''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/27_LeftScroll Left new.png ]] or the '''Scroll Right''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/28_RightScroll Right.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar; or:* Position the mouse pointer over a data series; once the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] changes into a '''Hand''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Hand.gifpng]], hold the left mouse button and drag the chart to the right or to the left; or:* Position the mouse pointer over the chart area and press and hold the space bar; once the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] changes into a '''Horizontal Double-Headed Arrow''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Move_Horizontally.gif]], hold the left mouse button and drag the chart to the right or to the left; or:
* Use the '''Arrow Left''' and '''Arrow Right''' keys on the keyboard; or:
* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Scroll Left''' or '''Scroll Right'''.
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== Moving a Data Series Vertically ==
Make sure that the data series to be moved vertically is selected as the active series.
To move a series vertically in the chart click the '''Move Up''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/25_UpMoving a Data Series Vertically up new.png ]] or the '''Move Down''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/26_DownMoving a Data Series Vertically down new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
A data series can also be moved vertically by one of the following methods:
* Position the mouse pointer over the price scale and press and hold the space bar; <br>once the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] changes into a '''Vertical Double-Headed Arrow''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Move_Vertically.gif]], hold the left mouse button and drag the series up or down; or:
* Use the '''Arrow Up''' or the '''Arrow Down''' key on the keyboard; or:
* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Move Up''' or '''Move Down'''.
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== Adjusting Chart Scales ==
Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the bar spacing of which is to be changed, is selected as the active window.
To change the chart's bar spacing click the '''Decrease Bar Spacing''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/21_Decrease_Bar_SpacingChanging Bar Spacing decrease new.png ]] or the '''Increase Bar Spacing''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/22_Increase_Bar_SpacingChanging_Bar_Spacing_increase_new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
The chart's bar spacing can also be changed by one of the following methods:
* Position the mouse pointer over the time scale; hold the left mouse button and drag the pointer to the right or to the left (the pointer will change into an '''Increase Spacing''' http[[File://wwwChanging_Bar_Spacing_increase_new.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Increase.gif png]] or '''Decrease Spacing''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/DecreaseChanging Bar Spacing decrease new.gif png]] symbol); or:
* Use '''Ctrl + Plus''' and '''Ctrl + Minus''' hotkey combinations; the numeric pad keys as well as the regular keyboard keys can be used; or:
* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Increase Bar Spacing''' or '''Decrease Bar Spacing'''; or:
* Set Bar Spacing, in pixels, in the '''X - Time Scale''' tab of the '''Format Appearance''' window.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Minimal Bar Spacing is 1/10.</div>
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=== Changing Price Scale Compression ===
Make sure that the data series, the price scale compression of which is to be changed, is selected as the active series.
To change the compression of a series' price scale click the '''Compress Price Scale''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/23_CompressChanging Price Sceale Compression decrease new.png ]] or the '''Expand Price Scale''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/24_ExpandChanging_Price_Sceale_Compression_increase_new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
The series' price scale compression can also be changed by one of the following methods:
* Position the mouse pointer over the price scale; hold the left mouse button and drag the pointer up or down (the pointer will change into an '''Expand''' http[[File://wwwChanging_Price_Sceale_Compression_increase_new.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Expand.gif png]] or '''Compress''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/CompressChanging Price Sceale Compression decrease new.gif png]] symbol); or:
* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Compress Price Scale''' or '''Expand Price Scale'''.
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== Resetting Scales ==
Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the scales of which are to be reset, is selected as the active window.
To reset both scales of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Scales''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/33_Reset_ScalesReset_Both_Scales_new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">Tip: Both scales can also be reset by selecting '''Format''' in the main menu and clicking '''Reset Scales'''.</div>
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=== Resetting Time Scale (Bar Spacing) ===
Make sure that the Chart Window containing the chart, the time scale of which is to be reset, is selected as the active window.
To reset the time scale (bar spacing) of a Chart Window click the '''Reset Time Scale''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/35_Reset_Time_ScaleReset Time Scale new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
The time scale (bar spacing) can also be reset by one of the following methods:
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=== Resetting Price Scale ===
Resetting cancels the price scale compression as well as any vertical displacement of the data series.
To reset a Chart Window's price scale click the '''Reset Price Scale''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/34_Reset_Price_ScaleReset_Price_Scale_new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar.
The compression of a chart's price scale can also be reset by one of the following methods:
To zoom in on a section of a chart:
# Click the '''Zoom In''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/31_Zoom_InZoom In new.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar, or select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Zoom In'''; the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] will change into a '''Magnifying Glass''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Zoom.gif]].
# Use the mouse pointer to define a rectangular zoom-in area on the chart: position the pointer in one corner of the rectangle, hold the left mouse button, and drag the pointer diagonally across to the opposite corner; the zoom-in area borders will be indicated during the selection.
# Release the mouse button; the chart will zoom in on the defined rectangle.
== Zooming Out ==
To zoom out one "Zoom Step" click the '''Zoom Out''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/32_Zoom_OutZoom_Out.png ]] icon on the '''Control''' toolbar, or select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Zoom Out'''.
Each zoom-out reverses a single zoom-in step; to zoom out a step further, repeat the zoom-out again.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: The '''Zoom Out''' icon is enabled only if the chart is zoomed in.</div>
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