Objects List on Charts Menu in MT4
On the MT4 platform, charts menu options, the second button is the 'Objects' list button key. Objects list is used to display a list of all object placed on the chart, this list will include objects such as indicators, commodity trend lines, text labels & any object that has been placed on the MetaTrader chart.
objects list button key is illustrated & shown below.
Objects List
The objects list menu has the following sub-menu options:
- Objects List
- Delete Last
- Delete All Selected
- Delete All Arrows
- Unselect All
- Undo Delete
First option is 'Objects List'
To view all the object that are placed on Commodity chart that you are trading, click the objects list button key, this will show a list of all objects on the trading chart just like the in the example displayed below:
On this chart the objects listed above are placed on the Commodity chart. To delete all objects just select all object by clicking on then, ticking the check box to the left, & click delete.
Show - This option will show the object selected & locate it on the trading chart.
Edit - Can be used to edit the settings of any of the object within this 'objects list'
The other sub-menu items on this objects list are:
- Delete Last - Delete the last object placed on the chart
- Delete All Selected - Choose some objects by double-clicking on them, then select this option to delete all selected.
- Delete All Arrows - Delete all arrows
- Unselect All - Unselect all objects that might have been selected on the charts.
- Undo Delete - Undo a delete & put back a deleted object on the chart
To view the objects list, directly using a short cut a trader can press key-board button keys 'Ctrl+B' as a shortcut to this menu.
