MT4 navigational tips and techniques

Hm, I think also it is not easy to implement png icon into MT4.

Waht do you think about the possibility to include in MT4 the C# graphic class?

Chris, I don't know, I have never done any C# programming.

Sorry I can't help.

David

I know I'm probably totally missing the obvious, but i just started a new demo account (MT4 Alpari US) and cant get my objects to stick when i change TFs
Basically I place a study line then change to another TF and its gone, change back and its still gone... I do have the objects details set to all TF so what am i missing?
Thanks in advance...

i have one question about metatrader. i have installed one brokers metatrader but it does not open. while other brokers metatrader open smoothly. what will be the problem in 1st metatrader. Please help me

Does anyone knows script over which you can transfer to a specific time and date on specific chart?

While reading through your very helpful document, I noticed the F12 and shift+F12 keystrokes advancing charts one candle at a time.

That seems small, but what I have found over far too many years to count, that practice is a major key to success and confidence. If you cannot go back and walk through the unfolding of charts one candle at a time, you almost must test in live charts. That can be expensive and take too much time. So much better to immediately see what your proposed entry returns.

Until I found your post, I had been practicing "hard right edge" back testing with the mouse. That was so much more difficult. Too easy to see the next candle.

Thanks again.

Moving directly to a certain date/time
To re-position immediately to a certain date, press Enter, then type in the date in the form DD.MM.YY and press Enter again. Leading zeros can be omitted (e.g. to move to 4 July 2005, type 4.7.5). To re-position to a certain date/time, use the format HH:MM or DD.MM.YY HH:MM (e.g. to position to 8:07am TODAY on a 1-min chart, simply type 8:7).

You can also use the "Fast Navigation Box" to change either the currency symbol, or the period, thus:


Code:
1. time (hours:minutes) example: 08:30; 8:30; 2. date example: 2004.10.16; 16.10.2004; 16.10.04; 3. date and time example: 2004.10.16 8:30; 16.10.2004 8:30; 16.10.04 8:30; 4. symbol example: GBPUSD; EURUSD; 5. chart period example: M1; M5; M15; M30; H1; H4; D1; W1; MN; 6. symbol, chart period example: GBPUSD, M30; EURUSD, D1;
this is from the first page

Can you help me please. Metatreder4 is not compatible with my computer. I open demo accont Fxdd and varengold and the progran don´t works very well, she freeze. My Pc Windows 7
Thanks,
Best regards
Julio

Could be because it is weekend and with a new install it may take a long time to get data, how far did you get with opening the program?

Until the experts arrive, 2 suggestions

a) drag & drop the complete MT4 folder from the Program folder directly to the C: run it from the terminal.exe file (can post pictures if need be)

b) search this Tech forum for more help

PS: here it is

Running MetaTrader in Windows 7 or Vista, Solving Permissions Issue

Is there an EA/indicator to capture Chart screen every5 minutes. I want to be able to do it for one whole week. .

Thanks

Hope some can help, Is there any way that I see where I placed trades ( opened and closed positions ) on my charts in stead of looking at he terminal?

You can only see current, open positions as green or red dotted lines. Once closed, they no longer appear on the chart.

TY, Also is there a way to get Range Bars on MT4 ? Thanks again

First, to see your currently open position on the chart, we must make sure they are enabled to show up on the charts. We do this by clicking on
Tools then click on Options, then click on the Charts tab, and then make sure there is a check mark in the "Show Trade Levels" box. If not, click there then click OK.

Second, to show your closed positions on your chart, you will have to click on your Account Positions tab, then find the order in the list of your trades that you would like to show on the chart, click on that order to highlight it in blue, then drag the order to the chart. Keep in mind that if your trying to display an AUD/USD trade, you will have to drag that order to an AUS/USD chart. It will then display the trade by showing you a line from the bar you entered on to the bar you closed your trade on, and the corresponding triangles point at these bars. This method only works for closed trades and you cannot display open positions this way on a chart.

Hope that helps,
SatchFan

Use the search function here, there is PLENTY of information posted on how to do that here. Search first before asking questions. No sense in anyone typing out an answer that has already been answered before, right? Right!

SatchFan

Thanks SatchFan...

i am having a problem with trendlines Not carrying over when switch to another timeframe, when i place trendline on one timeframe then go to another it is Not there, the same with any text or object i placed on the first chart, when switch to diffrent timeframe everything is gone.
i never had this problem before and cannot figure out what to do to correct this.
i tried clicking on tools then going through all those tabs trying diffrent things but no success, can anyone help with this.
Thanks in Advance.

You must have an indicator on your charts that deletes all objects.
Find out which indicator this is then change the line in the code which is causing this to happen through metaeditor, but you will only be able to do this if you have the mq4 file.

@ Shabs19..you were Right it was a custom Indicator causing the Trendline to disappear when changing to another timeframe, i am not a coder so i cannot change the code that is causing this problem, i will post the Indicator if anyone can change the part of it's code that is causing trendlines to disappear when you change to other timeframes. as long as you stay on the Original timeframe you have drawn your trendlines or any text or objects it's fine, But as soon as you Switch to another timeframe Everything you did on that Chart is Gone even if you switch back to the Original Timeframe it will be gone and have to start over with trendlines etc....

here is the Indicator, it is a Spread Indicator:

@ Thomaas..here are Indicators for count down in seconds for Bar Ending: