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Pasting and positioning shapes in MT4?

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 22, 2006 5:42am Sep 22, 2006 5:42am
Say I want to put some rectangles on the chart. is there a way to paste them so I don't have to select a rectangle again. And is there a way to position them once they are on the chart?
  • #2
  • Sep 22, 2006 2:30pm Sep 22, 2006 2:30pm
Quoting minute
Say I want to put some rectangles on the chart. is there a way to paste them so I don't have to select a rectangle again. And is there a way to position them once they are on the chart?
I don't think you can copy paste (at least I've never figured out how), but to position them, just double-click on the objects and drag them around. For some objects, you need to click on the center to move them -- else you will end of resizing them.

PS.: Sometimes it gets a little tricky... you have to double-click several times before successfully selecting the object.
I am JuMPeR.
  • #3
  • Sep 22, 2006 8:31pm Sep 22, 2006 8:31pm
copy and paste? ... sure you can ... select the shape, hold down the ctrl key and click and drag, produces a duplicate shape.
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  • #4
  • Sep 22, 2006 11:51pm Sep 22, 2006 11:51pm
Awesome guys thanks. Akuma99 I actually started wondering about this after seeing your charts. Could never figure out how you did it!

Thanks again.
  • #5
  • Sep 23, 2006 2:38am Sep 23, 2006 2:38am
Quoting Akuma99
copy and paste? ... sure you can ... select the shape, hold down the ctrl key and click and drag, produces a duplicate shape.
Awesome... thanks. ;-)

By any chance, am I the only one missing a circle?
I am JuMPeR.
  • #6
  • Sep 23, 2006 2:46am Sep 23, 2006 2:46am
Use the elipse, click on the center and then you can make your circle.

Just found out about this too.

If you right click it the you can make it a ring by selecting draw as background.
  • #7
  • Sep 23, 2006 3:05am Sep 23, 2006 3:05am
Quoting minute
Use the elipse, click on the center and then you can make your circle.

Just found out about this too.

If you right click it the you can make it a ring by selecting draw as background.
I know... but it's just not intuitive.

I've always thought the circle to be one of the basic shapes.
I am JuMPeR.
  • #8
  • Last Post: Jan 26, 2020 1:13pm Jan 26, 2020 1:13pm
wow - a thread from 2006. Is anyone still here?

So, a next level question on this subject...

Is it possible to duplicate multiple shapes at once, and then move them as a group in unison?

I use three rectangles to analyze my charts each morning, and it would be so much easier if I could copy all three as a set, and slide that new set to the next day.

Thank you.
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