Objects List on Charts Menu in MT5

On the MT5 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, trend lines, text labels and any object that has been placed on the MetaTrader chart.

The objects list button is displayed below.

Objects List

The objects list menu has the following sub menu options:

1. Objects List
2. Delete Last
3. Delete All Selected
4. Delete All Arrows
5. Unselect All
6. Undo Delete

First option is 'Objects List'

To view all the object that are placed on the chart that you are trading, click the objects list 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 listed above are placed on the 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 MT5 option will show the object selected and locate it on the chart.

Edit - Can be used to edit 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 Chosen - Select some objects by double clicking on them, then select This MT5 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 keyboard MT5 buttons'Ctrl+B' as a shortcut to this menu.