Difference between revisions of "Time Zone"

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== Setting Time Zone ==  
 
== Setting Time Zone ==  
  
Time Zone is set from the '''Format Symbol''' window:
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Time Zone is set from the '''Format Instruments''' window:
  
# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window.<br><span>{{FormatSymbol}}</span>
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# Open the '''Format Instruments''' window.<br><span>{{FormatSymbol}}</span>
 
# Select the '''Settings''' tab.  
 
# Select the '''Settings''' tab.  
 
# In the '''Display''' section, in the '''Time Zone''' drop-down list box, choose '''Local''' or '''Exchange''' Time Zone.
 
# In the '''Display''' section, in the '''Time Zone''' drop-down list box, choose '''Local''' or '''Exchange''' Time Zone.

Revision as of 16:14, 5 March 2012

You can elect for the Local Time or for the Exchange Time to be displayed on the chart's time scale, by setting the Time Zone.
Local Time is the system time of your computer, and the Exchange Time is the local time at the location where the exchange is based.

Setting Time Zone

Time Zone is set from the Format Instruments window:

  1. Open the Format Instruments window.

    To open the Format Instruments window, click the Format Instruments Format Instrument.png icon on the main toolbar;
    if the Format Objects window appears, select the symbol and click the Format button.

    The Format Instruments window can also be opened by one of the following methods:
      - Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; double-click once the Pointer Pointer.png changes into a Hand Hand.png;
      - Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; once the Pointer Pointer.png changes into a Hand Hand.png right-click and then click Format Symbol Name;
      - Right-click on an empty area of the chart and then click Format Instruments; if the Format Objects window appears, select the symbol and click the Format button;
      - Select Format in the main menu and click Instrument; if the Format Objects window appears, select the symbol and click the Format button.

  2. Select the Settings tab.
  3. In the Display section, in the Time Zone drop-down list box, choose Local or Exchange Time Zone.