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To create an indicator:
# Open '''New''' dialog box by clicking the '''New''' http[[File://wwwPL_New.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/01_New.gif png]] icon on the toolbar, by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''New''', or by using the Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut.
# Select '''Indicator'''.
# Enter the indicator name.
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== Creating Signals ==
To create a signal:
# Open '''New '''dialog box by clicking the '''New '''http[[File://wwwPL_New.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/01_New.gif png]] icon on the toolbar, by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''New''', or by using the Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut.
# Select '''Signal'''.
# Enter the signal name.
To create a function:
# Open '''New''' dialog box by clicking the '''New''' http[[File://wwwPL_New.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/01_New.gif png]] icon on the toolbar, by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''New''', or by using the Ctrl+N keyboard shortcut.
# Select '''Function'''.
# Enter the function name.
A list of all available studies can be viewed in the '''Open''' window. Studies' '''Name''', '''Type''', '''Status''', and the last modification date ('''Modified''') are displayed in the list.
Studies can be opened for editingedited, deleted, and the studies' properties can be modified, from the '''Open''' window.
To open the '''Open''' window:
#Click the '''Open '''http[[File://wwwPortfolio_LOAD.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/02_Open.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
#The '''Open '''window can also be opened by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''Open''', or by using the Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut.
To open a study’s script from the list of recent scripts ('''available since MultiCharts 12'''):
# Click on the arrow next to the '''Open ''' [[File:Portfolio_LOAD.png]] icon on the toolbar.
# In the '''File''' menu choose '''Recent Scripts''' and select the required script.
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* '''Type '''column displays the study's type: Indicator, Signal, or Function.
* '''Status '''column displays the study's status:
** '''Compiled''' http[[File://wwwPL_Comp.multicharts.com/img/wiki/PLE/Compiled.gif png]] - the study is ready to be used; to learn more, see [[Editing_Study_Scripts#Compiling Scripts|Compiling Studies]]** '''Protected''' http[[File://wwwPL_Locked.multicharts.com/img/wiki/PLE/Protected.gif png]] - the study cannot be opened for editing, and the study’s code cannot be viewed; to learn more, see [[Editing_Study_Scripts#Protecting Studies|Protecting Studies]]
** No status is displayed – the study has to be compiled before it can be used; to learn more, see [[Editing_Study_Scripts#Compiling Scripts|Compiling Studies]]
* '''Modified''' column displays the date and time that the most recent study modification has been made.
# Open the '''Open '''window.
#: To open the '''Open '''window:
#:# Click the '''Open''' http[[File://wwwPortfolio_LOAD.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/02_Open.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
#:# The '''Open '''window can also be opened by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''Open''', or by using the Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut.
# In the Study Type section, select or clear '''Indicator''', '''Signal''', and/or '''Function''' checkboxes to specify the types of studies to be included in the list.
== Saving Studies ==
To save a study in PowerLanguage Editor, click the '''Save''' http[[File://wwwPortfolio_Save.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/03_Save.gif png]] icon on the toolbar. A study can also be saved by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and clicking '''Save''', or by using the Ctrl+S keyboard shortcut.
All studies, currently open opened in PowerLanguage editor, can be saved by selecting '''File''' in the main menu and clicking '''Save All''', or by using the Ctrl+Shift+S keyboard shortcut.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: If no modifications have been made to studies, the '''Save''' icon on the toolbar and '''Save''' commands will not be available.</div>
A study can be renamed by one of the following methods:
* Click the '''Properties''' http[[File://wwwPL_Properties.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/13_Properties.gif png]] icon on the toolbar; in the '''Properties''' tab of the '''Properties '''dialog box that appears, in the '''Name''' box, enter the new study name and click '''OK'''.
* Right-click within the study’s window and then click '''Properties'''; in the '''Properties''' tab of the '''Properties '''dialog box that appears, in the '''Name''' box, enter the new study name and click '''OK'''.
* Select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Save As'''; in the dialog box that appears, enter the new study name and click '''OK'''.
# Open the '''Open '''window.
#: To open the '''Open '''window:
#:# Click the '''Open''' http[[File://wwwPortfolio_LOAD.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/02_Open.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
#:# The '''Open '''window can also be opened by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''Open''', or by using the Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut.
# In the Study Type section, select or clear '''Indicator''', '''Signal''', and/or '''Function''' checkboxes to specify the types of studies to be included in the list.
# Open the '''Open''' window.
#: To open the '''Open '''window:
#:# Click the '''Open''' http[[File://wwwPortfolio_LOAD.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/02_Open.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
#:# The '''Open '''window can also be opened by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''Open''', or by using the Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut.
# In the Study Type section, select or clear '''Indicator''', '''Signal''', and/or '''Function''' checkboxes to specify the types of studies to be included in the list.
Properties window can be opened by one of the following methods:
* Click the '''Properties '''http[[File://wwwPL_Properties.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/13_Properties.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
* Right-click within the study’s window and then click '''Properties'''.
# Open the '''Open '''window.
#: To open the '''Open '''window:
#:# Click the '''Open''' http[[File://wwwPortfolio_LOAD.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/PLE/02_Open.gif png]] icon on the toolbar.
#:# The '''Open '''window can also be opened by selecting '''File '''in the main menu and clicking '''Open''', or by using the Ctrl+O keyboard shortcut.
# In the Study Type section, select or clear '''Indicator''', '''Signal''', and/or '''Function''' checkboxes to specify the types of studies to be included in the list.
# Right-click the study, the properties of which are to be edited, and then click '''Edit'''.
To learn more about studies properties, see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span>/03_PLE/31-0103_WorkingStudies.html name="4"; Default_Study_Properties|Default Properties]]
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