MT4 Hot Keys
Infographic of MT4 HOTKEYS
Even if you are only a beginner, you must have heard about MetaTrader 4. It is also known as MT4. This is a top rank Foreign Exchange platform. MetarTrader 4 is extremely popular and widely used by numerous traders around the world.
This is highly technical software that proposes something very important for all skill levels. It contains everything you may need for Forex trading.
Thus, if you are about to start your trading experience, or trade from time to time, and want to save time and efforts, you can use built-in MT4 hotkeys that will help you very much. Hotkeys are special combinations that can be pressed on the keyboard to execute various commands in MT4 much faster than using the mouse.
This is the infographic displaying the keyboard shortcuts that will allow you to save time in the process of using MetaTrader 4 platform:
| Hot key | Function |
|---|---|
| ← | chart scrolling to the left |
| → | chart scrolling to the right |
| ↑ | fast chart scrolling to the left or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling up |
| ↓ | fast chart scrolling to the right or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling down |
| Numpad 5 | restoring of automatic chart vertical scale after its being changed. If the scale was defined, this hot key will return the chart into the visible range |
| Page Up | fast chart scrolling to the left |
| Page Down | fast chart scrolling to the right |
| Home | move the chart to the start point |
| End | move the chart to the end point |
| - | chart zoom out |
| + | chart zoom in |
| Delete | delete all selected graphical objects |
| Backspace | delete the latest objects imposed into the chart window |
| Enter | open/close fast navigation window |
| Esc | close the dialog window |
| F1 | open this MetaTrader user guide |
| F2 | open the “History Centre” window |
| F3 | open the “Global Variables” window |
| F4 | download MetaEditor |
| F5 | switch to the next profile |
| F6 | call the “Tester” window for testing the expert attached to the chart window |
| F7 | call the properties window of the expert attached to their chart window in order to change settings |
| F8 | call the chart setup window |
| F9 | call the “New Order” window |
| F10 | open the “Popup prices” window |
| F11 | enable/disable the full screen mode |
| F12 | move the chart by one bar to the left |
| Shift+F12 | move the chart by one bar to the right |
| Shift+F5 | switch to the previous profile |
| Hot key | Function |
|---|---|
| Alt+1 | display the chart as a sequence of bars (transform into bar chart) |
| Alt+2 | display the chart as a sequence of candlesticks (transform into candlesticks) |
| Alt+3 | display the chart as a broken line (transform into line chart) |
| Alt+A | copy all test/optimization results into the clipboard |
| Alt+W | call the chart managing window |
| Alt+F4 | close the client terminal |
| Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+Z | undo object deletion |
| Ctrl+A | arrange all indicator windows heights by default |
| Ctrl+B | call the “Objects List” window |
| Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert | copy to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+E | enable/disable expert advisor |
| Ctrl+F | enable “Crosshair” |
| Ctrl+G | show/hide grid |
| Ctrl+H | show/hide OHLC line |
| Ctrl+I | call the “Indicators List” window |
| Ctrl+L | show/hide volumes |
| Ctrl+P | print the chart |
| Ctrl+S | save the chart in a file having extensions: “CSV”, “PRN”, “HTM” |
| Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 | close the chart window |
| Ctrl+Y | show/hide period separators |
| Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace | undo the object deletion |
| Ctrl+D | open/close the “Data Window” |
| Ctrl+M | open/close the “Market Watch” window |
| Ctrl+N | open/close the “Navigator” window |
| Ctrl+O | open the “Setup” window |
| Ctrl+R | open/close the “Tester” window |
| Ctrl+T | open/close the “Terminal” window |
| Ctrl+F6 | activate the next chart window |
| Ctrl+F9 | open the “Terminal — Trade” window and switch the focus into it. After this, activities can the trading be managed with keyboard |