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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. Desktop is the state of your Main Window that includes: If you have a multi- position and status (enabled/disabled) of the Main Window Toolbars;- the list of the opened workspaces;- position of the Main Window monitor setup, you can save MultiCharts window layout on the every monitor screen.Desktop settings are saved as a desktop and loaded from then when you launch MultiCharts next time just open a separate, .mcd file.Only 1 Desktop can be opened in 1 MultiCharts instance, but bunch of desktop files (you can have open multiple Desktops open files at the same time, each having a separate name once by selecting them all and different settingspressing Enter) to get your setup back.
It is possible to create, save, open, close, rename, and delete Desktops. Each Desktop can contain multiple Workspaces.
Names of the open Desktops are shown at the top of MultiCharts windows.
To achieve peak performance limit the number of simultaneously open Desktops to the ones you actually need.
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===Creating Desktops===
To create a new Desktop, it is necessary to open a new MultiCharts instance, click by clicking MultiCharts icon on your Windows Desktop. So, when you open a new MultiCharts instance, a new Desktop is created automatically.
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=== Saving Desktops ===
A Desktop with all the settings is saved as a file with '''.mcd''' extension.
To save a Desktop, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Save Desktop'''. If the Desktop has not yet been named, the '''Save As''' dialog box will appear, allowing to choose a file name for the Desktop.In order to save an already named Desktop under a new name, select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Save Desktop As'''.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Workspaces are not saved in the Desktops. Desktops only store references to the list of the saved workspacesWorkspaces, but do not save them within the Desktop, so it is still necessary to save the workspaces Workspaces to have them opened in a Desktop.</div> <br>
=== Opening Desktops ===
Saved Workspaces Desktops can be opened by using Windows Explorer/File manager as well as from the application. To open a Workspace from the application, click the '''Open Workspace''' [[File:Open_Workspace.png]] icon on the Main toolbar; in the '''Open''' dialog box that appears, navigate to and select the Workspace file ('''.wsp''' extension) and click the '''Open''' button.Workspaces can also be opened by using the '''Ctrl + O''' hot key, or by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and clicking '''Open Workspace'''. Recently used Workspaces can be opened by clicking the down-arrow to the right of the '''Open Workspace''' [[File:Open_Workspace.png]] icon on the Main toolbar and then clicking a Workspace name, or by selecting '''File''' in the main menu, then pointing to '''Recent Workspaces''' and clicking a Workspace name. To open Workspaces automatically on application startup, see [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspaces Preferences]].
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 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 ===
* Save a copy of the Workspace Desktop under a different name. See [[#Saving WorkspacesDesktops|Saving WorkspacesDesktops]]; or: * Use Windows Explorer or another program to rename a Workspace Desktop file as any other Windows file. <br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Workspaces that are open cannot be renamed by Windows Explorer. Close the Workspace prior to renaming it.</div>
<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 Desktops ===
Use Windows Explorer or another program to delete a Desktop file as you would any other Windows file. Deleting a Desktop does not delete the data or the studies.
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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>