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 ====== Chart Properties ======
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+{{:desktop:ch_chart_properties.png|}}
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 Chart properties can be configured by clicking on the chart properties button. The properties are used to further customize how information is displayed. As a new study is added, the properties of that study are also added to the chart properties area. The same properties can be chosen by right clicking on the chart.
-Image Click the Properties button in the upper left corner of the Chart to open the Chart Properties.
+{{:desktop:main_properties.png|}} Click the Properties button in the upper left corner of the Chart to open the Chart Properties.
+<WRAP center round info 100%>
 Helpful Hint: You can also right click from within the chart to bring up a menu that will allow you to select the properties as well.
+</WRAP>
-Image
+{{:desktop:ch_right_click_chart_properties.png|}}
 ===== General Properties =====
+{{:desktop:ch_general_properties.png|}}
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+**__General Chart__**
+  * Layout: This allows you to create a default layout of your chart. All settings will carry over to a new chart.
-General Chart
+  * Save: Allows you to save a copy of your chart. It can be accessed in the window management.
-Layout: This allows you to create a default layout of your chart. All settings will carry over to a new chart.
+  * Name: Left click in the value area to give your chart a unique name.
-Save: Allows you to save a copy of your chart. It can be accessed in the window management.
+  * Background Color: Sets the background color of the chart.
-Name: Left click in the value area to give your chart a unique name.
+  * Gridline Color: Sets the color for the gridlines of the chart.
-Background Color: Sets the background color of the chart.
+  * Value Scale Position: Allows you to display the value scale position on the chart to the left, right, both, or hidden.
-Gridline Color: Sets the color for the gridlines of the chart.
+  * Auto-Scale Prices: Whether to auto-center the price scale when the time scale is scrolled. Note this can also be turned on or off by clicking the A located at the top right of the chart. Green indicates it is enabled.
-Value Scale Position: Allows you to display the value scale position on the chart to the left, right, both, or hidden.
+  * Auto-Scale Margin: Percent of scale space to reserve for margin.
-Auto-Scale Prices: Whether to auto-center the price scale when the time scale is scrolled. Note this can also be turned on or off by clicking the A located at the top right of the chart. Green indicates it is enabled.
+  * Display Summaries: Add or removes display summaries from the top left hand corner of the chart.
-Auto-Scale Margin: Percent of scale space to reserve for margin.
+  * Summary Text Size: The size to draw the summary text size.
-Display Summaries: Add or removes display summaries from the top left hand corner of the chart.
+  * Display Net Change: Left click in the value area to display the net change of the market on the chart.
-Summary Text Size: The size to draw the summary text size.
+  * Display Net Change Percent: Left click in the value area to display the net change percent of the market on the chart.
-Display Net Change: Left click in the value area to display the net change of the market on the chart.
+  * Display Settlement Prices: Left click in the value area to display the settlement prices on the chart.
-Display Net Change Percent: Left click in the value area to display the net change percent of the market on the chart.
+  * Settlement Price Color: Alows you to change the color of the display of the settlement prices on the chart. Note the default color is yellow.
-Display Settlement Prices: Left click in the value area to display the settlement prices on the chart.
+  * Highlight Last Trade: Adds or removes green highlighting of the last trade of the day.
-Settlement Price Color: Alows you to change the color of the display of the settlement prices on the chart. Note the default color is yellow.
+  * Highlight Trade Days: Adds or removes shading of trade days.
-Highlight Last Trade: Adds or removes green highlighting of the last trade of the day.
+  * Crosshairs: Adds or removes crosshairs from the chart. Note you can also enable the crosshairs using the crosshair button on your chart.
-Highlight Trade Days: Adds or removes shading of trade days.
+  * Crosshair Color: You can change the color of the crosshair.
-Crosshairs: Adds or removes crosshairs from the chart. Note you can also enable the crosshairs using the crosshair button on your chart.
+  * Crosshair Thickness: Set the thickness of the crosshair. Max allowed is 20.
-Crosshair Color: You can change the color of the crosshair.
+  * Global Crosshairs:Adds or removes the global crosshairs from the chart
-Crosshair Thickness: Set the thickness of the crosshair. Max allowed is 20.
+  * High Quality Rendering: Enabling will allow anti-aliasing for high-quality rendering.
-Global Crosshairs:Adds or removes the global crosshairs from the chart
+  * Continuation Settings
-High Quality Rendering: Enabling will allow anti-aliasing for high-quality rendering.
+  * Continuation Type: Left click in the value area to set the contract continuation settings.
-Continuation Settings
+  * Time Scale
-Continuation Type: Left click in the value area to set the contract continuation settings.
+  * Default Scale margin: How much space in % to leave between the current bar and the right edge of the chart. Max is 50%.
-Time Scale
-Default Scale margin: How much space in % to leave between the current bar and the right edge of the chart. Max is 50%.
 ===== Account =====
-Chart Properties Account Tab
+**__Chart Properties Account Tab__**
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+{{:desktop:ch_account_properties.png|}}
-General Settings
+**__General Settings__**
-Enable Trading: Whether on chart trading is enabled or not. Note you can also turn this on from the Chart Trading Icon
+  * Enable Trading: Whether on chart trading is enabled or not. Note you can also turn this on from the Chart Trading Icon
-Display Orders: Whether to display orders on the Chart or not.
+  * Display Orders: Whether to display orders on the Chart or not.
-Order Details: Left click in the value area to choose between the below display choices.
+  * Order Details: Left click in the value area to choose between the below display choices.
-*Always Display
+  * *Always Display
-*Display on Mouse Over
+  * *Display on Mouse Over
-*Never Display
+  * *Never Display
-Display Fills: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts fills.
+  * Display Fills: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts fills.
-Display Orders Across Chart: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts orders across the whole chart.
+  * Display Orders Across Chart: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts orders across the whole chart.
-Display Avg Fill Price: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts average fill price on the chart.
+  * Display Avg Fill Price: Left click in the value are box to display your accounts average fill price on the chart.
-Display Net Position Chart:Left click in the value are box to display a net position chart.
+  * Display Net Position Chart:Left click in the value are box to display a net position chart.
-Display Net P&L Chart:Left click in the value are box to display a net P&L chart.
+  * Display Net P&L Chart:Left click in the value are box to display a net P&L chart.
-Position Display
+  *
+**__Position Display__**
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 Important Tip: These display changes will only show up on your chart if Chart trading is enabled.
-Net Position:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts Net Position on the chart.
+</WRAP>
-P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts P&L on the chart.
-Unrealized P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts UP&L on the chart.
-Realized P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts RP&L on the chart.
+  * Net Position:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts Net Position on the chart.
+  * P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts P&L on the chart.
+  * Unrealized P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts UP&L on the chart.
+  * Realized P&L:Left click in the value are box to display your accounts RP&L on the chart.
 ===== Bar chart Properties =====
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 Left click on the Value column to configure BAR Chart properties for the contract selected.
-Image
+{{:desktop:ch_bar_properties.png|}}
-Bar
+**__Bar__**
-Chart Type: Left click in the value area to choose the chart type you want to create. Note you can also change this from the chart type drop down on your chart. You can choose from the below.
-*OHLC
+ * Chart Type: Left click in the value area to choose the chart type you want to create. Note you can also change this from the chart type drop down on your chart. You can choose from the below.
-*HLC
+  * OHLC
-*Candlestick
+  * HLC
-*Line
+  * Candlestick
-*Heikin Ashi Advanced Data is required.
+  * Line
-*Renko Advanced Data is required.
+  * Heikin Ashi Advanced Data is required.
-*Point and Figure Advanced Data is required.
+  * Renko Advanced Data is required.
-Bar Interval: Choose the time interval you wish to set. EX: you can change to Tick,Tick Range, Volume Traded, Second, Minute, Hour, Day, Week, or Month.
+  * Point and Figure Advanced Data is required.
+  * Bar Interval: Choose the time interval you wish to set. EX: you can change to Tick,Tick Range, Volume Traded, Second, Minute, Hour, Day, Week, or Month.
+<WRAP center round info 100%>
 TIP:
-The “Ticks” interval means “trades". So a 200 tick chart cuts a new bar every 200 trades regardless of volume or price.
+  * The “Ticks” interval means “trades". So a 200 tick chart cuts a new bar every 200 trades regardless of volume or price.
-A “Tick Range” chart cuts a new bar based on price. So in a 10 tick range chart every bar would be the same height (10 tick prices).
+  * A “Tick Range” chart cuts a new bar based on price. So in a 10 tick range chart every bar would be the same height (10 tick prices).
-A “Volume” chart cuts a new bar based on volume.
+  * A “Volume” chart cuts a new bar based on volume.
-Close with Settlement: Enabling it Allows you to close bars using the settlement price when possible. Otherwise bars are closed with the last trade price.
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-Session Time Range: This allows you to filter out times on the chart. One example is to remove the overnight trading.
-Color based On: You can choose to display the color based on close vs open or close vs previous close.
+  * Close with Settlement: Enabling it Allows you to close bars using the settlement price when possible. Otherwise bars are closed with the last trade price.
-Rising Color: Choose the color for the rising bar.
+  * Session Time Range: This allows you to filter out times on the chart. One example is to remove the overnight trading.
-Falling Color:Choose the color for the falling bar.
+  * Color based On: You can choose to display the color based on close vs open or close vs previous close.
-Line Thickness: Choose the thickness of the line. Minimum is 1, Max is 10.
+  * Rising Color: Choose the color for the rising bar.
-Price Scale
+  * Falling Color:Choose the color for the falling bar.
-Manually Adjust Scale Labels: When enabled it allows you to manually adjust how labels are generated for the price scale.
+  * Line Thickness: Choose the thickness of the line. Minimum is 1, Max is 10.
-Bar Chart
-Horizontal Gridlines: Display or hide the Horizontal Gridlines.
+**__Price Scale__**
-Vertical Gridlines:Display or hide the Vertical Gridlines
-Show Time Scale:Display or hide the time scale for this chart.
+  * Manually Adjust Scale Labels: When enabled it allows you to manually adjust how labels are generated for the price scale.
-Show Price Scale:Display or hide the price scale for this chart.
-Show Summaries:Whether to display study summary values on the chart or not.
+**__Bar Chart__**
-Detailed Summaries:Whether study summaries contain extra detail information or not.
+  * Horizontal Gridlines: Display or hide the Horizontal Gridlines.
+  * Vertical Gridlines:Display or hide the Vertical Gridlines
+  * Show Time Scale:Display or hide the time scale for this chart.
+  * Show Price Scale:Display or hide the price scale for this chart.
+  * Show Summaries:Whether to display study summary values on the chart or not.
+  * Detailed Summaries:Whether study summaries contain extra detail information or not.
 ===== Window =====
-{{:desktop:chart_link.png|}}
+{{:desktop:ch_window_sharing_small.png|}}
+This Chart Window tab is used for linking your windows.
+See this link for more detail. [[desktop:desktop_linking_windows|Linking Windows in T4 Trading Application]]