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To set workspace preferences:
# Open the '''Preferences''' window by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and then clicking '''Preferences'''; the window can also be opened by using '''ALT+F, ALT+F ''' keyboard shortcut sequence.
# Select the '''Workspaces''' tab.
# To open Workspaces on startup, select the '''Open Workspaces on Start''' checkbox; clear the checkbox to not open any Workspaces on startup.
==Understanding Desktops==
A Desktop is basically an organizational tool, it helps to specify overall settings for the a set of workspaces and the overall look of in one MultiChartswindow. You can If you have multiple Desktops open at oncea multi-monitor setup, each having you can save MultiCharts window layout on every monitor as a separate name desktop and different settings.Desktops Desktop - состо��ние главного окна которое учитывает: – Расположение и состоян��еthen when you launch MultiCharts next time just open a bunch of desktop files (вкл/выкл) тулбаров главного окна– Список открытых WSP– Монитор и расположение главного окно на мониторе В каждом инстансе МС можно открыть только 1 DesktopНастройки Desktop сохраняются и загружаются из отдельно файла. Workspaces help manage the working process. Several Workspaces you can be open multiple files at the same timeonce by selecting them all and pressing Enter) to get your setup back. It is possible to create, save, open, close, rename, and delete Workspaces, as well as to switch between Workspaces that are open in the application windowDesktops. Each Workspace Desktop can contain multiple windowsWorkspaces. Names of all the open Workspaces Desktops are shown in the tabs at the bottom top of application window. The tab of the currently selected (active) Workspace is highlighted. To switch to another open Workspace click the tab of the Workspace you wish to switch toMultiCharts windows. To achieve peak performance limit the number of simultaneously open workspaces Desktops to the ones you actually need.
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=== Creating Workspaces Desktops===To create a new WorkspaceDesktop, click the '''New Workspace''' [[File:New_Worksapce.png]] it is necessary to open a new MultiCharts instance by clicking MultiCharts icon on the '''Main''' toolbaryour Windows Desktop. Workspaces can also be created by using the '''Ctrl + N''' hot keySo, or by selecting '''File''' in the main menu, then pointing to '''New''' and clicking '''New Workspace'''. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: If there are no when you open Workspaces when a new Chart Window is createdMultiCharts instance, a new Workspace for that window will be Desktop is created automatically.</div>
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=== Saving Desktops ===
A Desktop with all the settings is saved as a file with '''.mcd''' extension.
If any changes have been made to a Workspace of the Workspace has not yet been namedDesktop since it was last saved, the '''Save AsWorkspace''' dialog box will appear, allowing to choose a file name for the workspace.: In order to save an already named Workspace under a new name, select <br>- click '''FileYes''' in to save the main menu changes and close the Workspace;<br>- click '''Save Workspace AsNo'''. To save Workspaces automatically on application exit, see [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspaces Preferences]].to discard the changes and close the Workspace;<br> === Opening Workspaces ===Saved Workspaces can be opened by using Windows Explorer/File manager as well as from - click '''Cancel''' to cancel the operation and keep the applicationWorkspace open.
To open a Desktop from the application, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Open Desktop'''; in the '''Open''' dialog box that appears, navigate to and select the Desktop file ('''.mcd''' extension) and click '''Open''' button. The selected Desktop will be opened in the new MultiCharts instance.
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=== Closing Workspaces Desktops ===To close a WorkspaceDesktop, click the '''Close WorkspaceFile''' [[File:Close_Workspace.png]] icon on in the main menu and select '''MainClose Desktop''' toolbar. Workspaces can also be closed by using It is necessary to save the changes of the Desktops '''F4''' key, or by selecting '''Filemanually''' in before closing of the main menu and clicking '''Close Workspace'''Desktop.
If any changes have been made to a Workspace of the Desktop since it was last saved, and: '''Do not show "Save Workspace" dialog on Exit''' checkbox in [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspace Preferences]] is not selected, the '''Save Workspace''' dialog box will appear:
<br>- click '''Yes''' to save the changes and close the Workspace;
<br>- click '''No''' to discard the changes and close the Workspace;
<br>- click '''Cancel''' to cancel the operation and keep the Workspace open.
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=== Renaming Desktops ===
Desktops can be renamed by two different methods:
<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Desktops that are open cannot be renamed by Windows Explorer. Close the Desktop prior to renaming it.</div>
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=== Deleting Workspaces Desktops === Use Windows Explorer or another program to delete the Workspace a Desktop file as you would any other Windows file. Deleting a Workspace Desktop does not delete the data or the studies. <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: A Workspace that is open cannot be deleted. Close the Workspace prior to deleting it.</div> <br>=== Workspaces Preferences ===Workspaces preferences settings determine which workspaces, if any, will be opened on application startup, whether changes to workspaces will be saved on application exit, and if a confirmation prompt will appear when Chart/Scanner Windows are closed. To set workspace preferences: # Open the '''Preferences''' window by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and then clicking '''Preferences'''; the window can also be opened by using ALT+F, ALT+F keyboard shortcut sequence.# Select the '''Workspaces''' tab.# To open Workspaces on startup, select the '''Open Workspaces on Start''' checkbox; clear the checkbox to not open any Workspaces on startup.# To show the '''Workspaces''' dialog box on startup, select the '''Show the dialog''' checkbox; clear the checkbox to not display the dialog box.# Select the Workspaces to be opened on startup.# To show '''Save Workspace''' dialog box on exit, clear the '''Do not show "Save Workspace" dialog on Exit''' checkbox; select the checkbox to not display the dialog box.# Select '''Save workspaces''' or '''Do not save workspaces''' to save or not to save the workspaces on exit, respectively.# To prompt for a confirmation when a Chart/Scanner Window is closed (deleted), clear the '''Do not prompt for confirmation when I want to close a window''' checkbox; check the checkbox to prompt for a confirmation when a window is closed.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: A Desktop that is open cannot be deleted. Close the Desktop prior to deleting it.</div>
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Windows are saved only as a part of the Workspace that contains them.
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=== Creating Windows ===
'''Toolbars''' provide convenient access to commonly used functions. These functions can also be accessed by using the menus, but the toolbars let you do it with just one click.
There are six seven toolbars: Main, Chart Analysis, Command Line, Control, Drawing, Main, Resolution and ResolutionData Playback. Any of the toolbars can be made floating, allowing them to be positioned anywhere, or hidden if they are not needed.
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To redisplay a toolbar select '''View''' in the main menu, then click Toolbars''' and check the toolbar that is to be displayed.
The Resolution toolbar can also be hidden or redisplayed by clicking the '''Resolution''' [[File:ResolutionResolution_10.png]] icon.
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<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Toolbars' last chosen positions are retained the next time that the application is started.</div>
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|'''Close Workspace'''||[[File:Close_Workspace.png]]||[[#Closing Workspace|Closing Workspace]]
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|'''New Chart Window'''||[[File:New_Chart.png]]||[[#Creating Charts|Creating Charts]]
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|'''New Scanner Window'''||[[File:New_Scanner.png]]||[[Understanding_Real-Time_Market_Scanner|Understanding Real-Time Scanner]]
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|'''Data Window'''||[[File:Show_Hide Data window.png]]||[[Chart_Window#Data Window|Data Window]]
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|'''Optimize Strategy'''||[[File:toolbar2_ChartAn_125.png]]||[[Performing Optimization]]
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|colspan="10" style="background-color:#fad67d;"|'''Resolution Toolbar'''
Command Line toolbar allows the active window's chart resolution or symbol to be changed simply by entering a text command.
Type the appropriate command in the '''Command Line''' [[File:052_CommandLineCommand.png|200px]] combo box and press '''Enter'''.
To select a previously used command use the drop-down function.
* <syntaxhighlight>.isy</syntaxhighlight>Inserts additional symbol into existing chart or creates a new chart. Available parameters: '''name''', '''df''', '''res''', '''desc''', '''from''', '''to''', '''bfm'''. “''','''” is the delimiter. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Parameters for .ISY and .CSY Commands|below]].
* <syntaxhighlight>.csy</syntaxhighlight>Changes symbol (specific data series) plotted on chart to another specific symbol (if there is no chart, this command creates an empty chart window with no data series plotted). Available parameters: '''dnum''', '''name''', '''df''', '''res''', '''desc''', '''from''', '''to''', '''mute''', '''bfm'''. “''','''” is the delimiter. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Parameters for .ISY and .CSY Commands|below]].
* <syntaxhighlight>.iind</syntaxhighlight>Inserts specific indicator to the active chart. Available parameters: '''name''', '''base''', '''bref''', '''fmt'''. “''','''” is the delimiter. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Parameters for .IIND and .ISIG Commands|below]]. In '''MultiCharts 9.1 Beta 1''' the new '''Subchart''' parameter will be introduced. It defines subchart number where the indicator will be plotted. By default, when subchart=-1 is used, a new subchart will be added at the bottom of the chart window.
* <syntaxhighlight>.isig</syntaxhighlight>Inserts specific signal to the active chart. Available parameters: '''name1''', '''name2'''. '''nameN''' (up to 99). “''','''” is the delimiter. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Parameters for .IIND and .ISIG Commands|below]].
* <syntaxhighlight>.rld</syntaxhighlight>Reloads data on the active chart and on all charts with the same symbol. Available parameters: '''glob''', '''ResSize ResName''', '''int'''. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Parameters for .RLD Command|below]].
* <syntaxhighlight>.rldw</syntaxhighlight>Reloads data on all charts in the active workspace.
* <syntaxhighlight>SymName</syntaxhighlight>Changes the symbol to a specified one on the active chart. If there is no selected symbol , the symbol that is plotted on data series 1 is changed.
* <syntaxhighlight>ResSize ResName</syntaxhighlight>Changes resolution of the symbol plotted as data series 1 of the active chart to a specified one. See examples [[MultiCharts Work Area#Table of Resolutions for Command Line|below]].
* <syntaxhighlight>.shs</syntaxhighlight>Switches between different styles for Hint window.
* <syntaxhighlight>.eds</syntaxhighlight>Shows the entire data series of the active chart window.
* <syntaxhighlight>.goto </syntaxhighlight>Scrolls charts to a set point.<br>Available parameters: '''dnum''', '''bar''', '''date''', '''time'''.
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|<p align="center">Parameter</p>
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|<p align="center">Name of an indicator/signal</p>
|<p align="center">'''name'''</p>
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|<p align="center">Name of a signal</p>
|<p align="center">'''nameN'''</p>
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|<p align="center">Number of data series to base an indicator on</p>
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<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example 1''': Enter to command line: '''.iind name=MACD, base=1, bref=100''' in order to apply MACD indicator to the data series 1 with MaxBarsBack parameter = 100 to the active chart window.</div>
<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example 1''': Enter to command line: '''.isig namename1=Bollinger Bands LE''' in order to apply Bollinger Bands LE signal to the active chart window.</div>
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': If no parameters are specified, the '''Insert Indicator''' or '''Insert Signal''' window is called.</div>
|<p align="center">Parameter</p>
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|<p align="center">Reloading of Reloads all charts with all data seriesin all workspaces</p>|<p align="center">'''dnumglob'''</p>
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|<p align="center">Reloading of particular chartsReloads data series on the current chart with the specified resolution</p>|<p align="center">'''res = ResSize ResName'''</p>
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|<p align="center">Reloading Reloads a specified number of days/weeks/months back</p>|<p align="center">'''int = ResSize ResName'''</p>
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<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example 1''': Enter to command line: '''.rld glob''' in order to reload all data in all charts in all open workspaces in the current instance of MultiCharts.</div><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example 2''': Enter to command line: '''.rld res = 1 minday''' in order to reload data on all charts with daily-based subcharts of 1 minute day resolutionand higher.</div><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example 13''': Enter to command line: '''.rld int = 2 weeks''' in order to reload 2 weeks of data on the active chart.</div>
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': If a parameter is specified incorrectly, the '''.rld''' will be used for the active chart.</div>
==== Table of Resolutions for Command Line====
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|<p align="center">Point Original</p>
|<p align="center">'''origpoint'''</p>|<p align="center">'''origpointspoint(original)'''</p>
|<p align="center">'''orpt'''</p>
|<p align="center">'''orpts'''</p>