Objects Listing on Charts Menu in MT4
On the MetaTrader 4 platform, charts menu options, the second button is the "Objects" listing button. The objects list is used to display a listing of all object placed on the chart, this list will include objects such as indicators, trend lines, text labels and 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
- Unchoose All
- Undo Delete
The first option is the "Objects List"
To view all the object that are placed on chart that you're trading, click the objects listing button, this will show a list of all objects on the chart just like the in the examples shown below:
On this chart the objects listed above are placed on chart. To delete all objects just choose all object by clicking on then, ticking the check box to the left, and click delete.
Show - This option will show the object selected and locate it on the chart.
Edit - Can be used to edit settings of any of the object within this "objects list"
The other submenu 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 may have been selected on the charts.
- Undo Delete - Undo a delete & put back a deleted object on the chart
To view objects list, directly using a short-cut a trader can press keyboard buttons "Ctrl+B" as a short cut to this menu.
