Objects Listing on Charts Menu in MT5
On the MT5 platform, charts menu options, the second button is the 'Objects' listing button key. Objects list is used to display a listing of all object placed on the chart, this list will include objects such as indicators, ##3++trend-linestrend--lines, text labels ##2& 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 Chosen
- Delete All Arrows
- Unchoose All
- Undo Delete
First option is the 'Objects List'
To view all the objects that are set on the XAUUSD chart that you are trading, click the objects listing button, this will show a list of all objects on the chart just like the in the example shown below:
On this chart the objects shown above are set on the XAUUSD chart. To delete all objects just choose all object by clicking on then, checking the check box to the left, and click delete.
Show - This MT5 option will show the object selected and locate it on the 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 - Select some objects by double clicking on them, then choose This MT5 option to delete all selected.
- Delete All Arrows - Delete all arrows
- Unselect All - Unselect all objects that may have been chosen 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 keyboard MT5 buttons'Ctrl+B' as a shortcut to this menu.
