MT4 Tips Tricks and Shortcuts

MT4 Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts Cheatsheet
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+E – enable/disable attached Expert Advisor
Ctrl+I – open the “Indicators List” window
Ctrl+M – open/close the “Market Watch” window
Ctrl+N – open/close the “Navigator” window
Ctrl+T – open/close the “Terminal” window
Ctrl+Y – show/hide period separators
F7 – open the properties window of the Expert Advisor that you have attached to your chart
F9 – open the “New Order” window
F11 – enable/disable full-screen mode
F12 – move the chart ahead by one candlestick/bar
Shift+F12 – move the chart back by one candlestick/bar
– – zoom the chart out
+ – zoom the chart in (must use with the Shift key)
Numpad 5 – restore automatic chart scale after it’s been changed or return the chart into visible range (if the scale is defined)
F5 – switch to the next profile
Shift+F5 – switch to the previous profile
Delete – delete all selected graphical objects
← – scroll the chart to the left
→ – scroll the chart to the right
↑ – fast scroll to the left or scroll up (if the scale is defined)
↓ – fast scroll to the right or scroll down (if the scale is defined)
Page Up – fast scroll to the left
Page Down – fast scroll to the right
Home – move the chart to the start (earliest record you have downloaded)
End – move the chart to the end (current price)
Backspace – delete the last object added to the chart
Enter – open/close fast navigation window
F1 – open the user guide
F2 – open the “History Center” window
F3 – open the “Global Variables” window
F4 – open MetaEditor
F6 – open the “Tester” window (must have an Expert Advisor attached to the chart)
F8 – open the chart properties window
F10 – open the “Popup Prices” window
Alt+1 – display chart as bars
Alt+2 – display chart as candlesticks
Alt+3 – display chart as a broken line
Alt+W – open the chart management window
Alt+F4 – close Metatrader 4
Alt+Backspace – undo last deleted object(s)
Ctrl+A – revert all indicator window heights to default
Ctrl+B – open the “Objects List” window
Ctrl+D – open/close the “Data Window”
Ctrl+F – enable crosshair
Ctrl+G – show/hide grid
Ctrl+H – show/hide OHLC line (top left)
Ctrl+L – show/hide volumes
Ctrl+O – open the “Setup” window
Ctrl+P – print the chart
Ctrl+R – open/close the “Tester” window
Ctrl+W – close the chart window
Ctrl+F6 – switch to next chart window