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http://www.buyxanaxonlinepill.com/ buy xanax no prescription - buy xanax no rx== Understanding Workspaces ==
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Names of all open Workspaces are shown in the tabs at the bottom 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 to.
 
To achieve peak performance limit the number of simultaneously open workspaces to the ones you actually need.
 
<br>
=== Creating Workspaces ===
To create a new Workspace, click the '''New Workspace''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/01_Create_New_Workspace.png icon on the '''Main''' toolbar.
 
Workspaces can also be created by using the '''Ctrl + N''' hot key, 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 open Workspaces when a new Chart Window is created, a new Workspace for that window will be created automatically.</div>
 
<br>
=== Saving Workspaces ===
A Workspace, complete with Chart/Scanner Windows and all settings, is saved as a file with '''.wsp''' extension.
 
To save a Workspace, click the '''Save Workspace''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/03_Save_Workspace.png icon on the '''Main''' toolbar.
Workspaces can also be saved by using the '''Ctrl + S''' hot key, or by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and clicking '''Save Workspace'''.
 
If the Workspace has not yet been named, the '''Save As''' 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 '''File''' in the main menu and
click '''Save Workspace As'''.
 
To save Workspaces automatically on application
exit, see [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspaces Preferences]].
 
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=== Opening Workspaces ===
Saved Workspaces 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''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/02_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''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/02_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]].
 
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=== Closing Workspaces ===
To close a Workspace, click the '''Close Workspace''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/04_Close_Workspace.png icon on the '''Main''' toolbar.
Workspaces can also be closed by using the '''F4''' key, or by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and clicking '''Close Workspace'''.
 
If any changes have been made to a Workspace 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.
 
To disable the dialog box and close workspaces without confirmation,
see [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspaces Preferences]].
 
<br><div style="background-color: #F8F6CD;">'''Important:''' <br>If both the '''Do not show "Save Workspace" dialog on Exit''' checkbox and '''Do not save workspaces''' option are selected in the '''[[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspace]]''' tab of the '''Preferences''' window then no changes to the workspace will be saved on exit!</div>
 
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=== Renaming Workspaces ===
Workspaces can be renamed by two different methods:
 
* Save a copy of the Workspace under a different name. See [[#Saving Workspaces|Saving Workspaces]]; or:
* Use Windows Explorer or another program to rename a Workspace 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>
 
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=== Deleting Workspaces ===
 
Use Windows Explorer or another program to delete the Workspace file as you would any other Windows file. Deleting a Workspace 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>
 
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=== 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.
 
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== Understanding Windows (Chart/Scanner) ==
 
Chart Windows contain charts, studies, and drawings. The number of windows that can be added to Workspaces is limited only by your computer's hardware configuration.
 
In Workspaces with multiple windows only one window at a time is active. The active window is the window to which any changes will be applied, and is distinguished by the color of its title bar. Any one of the windows in a Workspace can be selected as the active at any time.
 
Windows can be moved within a workspace or detached and positioned anywhere on your computer’s desktop, arranged in any order, resized, maximized, minimized, and closed. Closing a window deletes it from the Workspace.
 
Windows are saved only as a part of the Workspace that contains them.
 
<br>
=== Creating Windows ===
 
A Chart Window is always created at the same time as the chart/grid that is placed in it. It is not possible to create an empty window, without a chart/grid. A Chart/Scanner Window is always created in the currently selected Workspace.
 
To read more about creating charts [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /22-0100_CreatingChart.html name="" click here]]
 
To read more about Workspaces [[#Understanding Workspaces|click here]].
 
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=== Selecting a Window as Active ===
Before making changes to a Window you should make sure that it is active. Only one window at a time can be active.
 
A Window can be selected as active by one of the following methods:
 
* Click anywhere on the window to make it active; or:
* Select '''Window''' in the main menu and click the name of the window.
 
<br>Color change of the window's title bar will indicate that the window has become active.
 
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=== Detaching and Attaching Windows ===
 
By default, Windows are displayed within a Workspace. Windows can be detached from a Workspace and positioned anywhere on your computer's desktop; on a multiple-monitor system, one or more Windows can be displayed on each monitor.
 
A Window can be detached by one of the following methods:
 
* Click the '''Detach Window''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/Detach.gif button on the title bar of the window;
 
or:
 
* Select '''Window''' in the main menu and click '''Detach Window'''.
 
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Detached windows' last chosen positions are retained the next time that the application is started</div>
 
A Window can be attached back to the Workspace by one of the following methods:
 
* Click the '''Attach Window''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/Attach.gif button on the title bar of the window;
 
or:
 
* Select '''Window''' in the main menu and click '''Attach Window'''.
 
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=== Detached Windows "Always on Top" Feature ===
To keep a detached Window displayed always on top of other windows click
the '''Stick''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/Stick.gif button
on the title bar of the window; the button will change
to http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/UnStick.gif.
 
To cancel the feature click
the '''Unstick''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/UnStick.gif button
again; the button will change to http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/window/Stick.gif.
 
<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Detached window's last chosen Always on Top status is retained the next time that the application is started.</div>
 
<br>
=== Arranging Windows ===
It is possible to arrange windows in any order. A Window can be positioned anywhere by placing the mouse pointer over the window's title bar, holding the left mouse button, and dragging the window to the desired position.
 
Windows within a workspace can also be arranged automatically:
 
* To arrange all open windows for convenient viewing select '''Window''' in the main menu and click '''Arrange&nbsp;All''' any minimized windows will be placed at the bottom of the Workspace, below any open windows.
* To arrange all windows horizontally or vertically select '''Window''' in the main menu and click '''Arrange&nbsp;Horizontally''' or '''Arrange&nbsp;Vertically''', respectively.
* To arrange all open windows in a cascade select '''Window''' in the main menu and click '''Cascade'''; any minimized windows will be placed at the bottom of the Workspace, below any open windows.
 
<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Windows' last chosen positions are retained the next time that the application is started.</div>
 
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=== Deleting Windows ===
A window can be deleted from a Workspace. To close a Window means to delete it. It is possible to delete all of the windows from a Workspace, leaving the Workspace empty.
 
To delete a Window from a Workspace click the '''Close''' button on the title bar of the window; in the dialog box that appears, click '''Yes''' to delete the window, or click '''Cancel''' to cancel the operation and keep the window open.
 
To disable the dialog box and delete windows without confirmation, see [[#Workspaces Preferences|Workspaces Preferences]].
 
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=== Switching between Windows ===
 
Within a Workspace you can switch between the open windows by using the '''Ctrl + F6''' hotkey combination, or by clicking anywhere on the window you wish to switch to.
 
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=== Copying Windows ===
The active Chart/Scanner Window can be copied, complete with all settings, data series,
and studies, and pasted to any open Workspace.
 
To copy an active window use one of the following methods:
 
* Select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Copy Window'''; or:
* Use CTRL+SHIFT+C hot key combination.
 
To paste the copied Window:
 
* Select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Paste Window''', or:
* Use '''Ctrl + Shift + V''' hot key combination.
 
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== Understanding Toolbars ==