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Time Zone - MultiCharts
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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 Symbol window:

  1. Open the Format Symbol window.

    To open the Format Instruments window, click the Format Instruments   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   changes into a Hand  ;
      - Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; once the Pointer   changes into a Hand   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.