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Adjusting Chart

350 bytes removed, 15:58, 28 January 2012
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* Click the '''Scroll Left''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/27_Left.png or the '''Scroll Right''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/28_Right.png icon on the '''Control''' toolbar; or:
* Position the mouse pointer over a data series; once the '''Pointer''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif changes into a '''Hand''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Hand.gif, 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://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif changes into a '''Horizontal Double-Headed Arrow''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Move_Horizontally.gif" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> , 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'''.
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://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/25_Up.pngor png or the '''Move Down''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/26_Down.pngicon 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://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif changes into a '''Vertical Double-Headed Arrow''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Move_Vertically.gif" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom">, 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'''.
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://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Increase.gif" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> or '''Decrease Spacing''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Decrease.gif" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> 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:
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://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Expand.gif" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> or '''Compress''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Compress.gif" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="32" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> symbol); or:
* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Compress Price Scale''' or '''Expand Price Scale'''.
# Click the '''Zoom In'''
http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/31_Zoom_In.png" WIDTH="23" HEIGHT="20" HSPACE="2" ALIGN="bottom"> icon on the '''Control''' toolbar, or select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Zoom In'''; the '''Pointer''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif will change into a '''Magnifying Glass''' http://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.

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