Add Vertical Line

To add a vertical line to a chart:

  1. Select the Vertical Line tool in one of the following ways:
    • On the toolbar, click the Add Line arrow and then click Add Vertical Line.
    • In the Insert menu, point to Lines and then click Add Vertical Line.
    • Right-click in the time values. In the pop-up menu, click Add Vertical Line.
    • Right-click in the chart. In the pop-up menu, point to Chart Elements and then click Add Vertical Line.
      * In the FX Trading Station, you can also select the tool in the following way:
      In the Charts menu, point to Insert, point to Lines and then click Add Vertical Line.
  2. Click in the date and time on the chart which a vertical line will go along. The Add Vertical Line dialog will appear.

  3. Change the line parameters in the Parameters tab if necessary:
    • To change the name, in the Name box, type the new name.

      Note: To reset the line name to default, click the Reset button.

    • To change the date and time which the vertical line goes along, in the Date box, select or type the date and time.
    • To change the line style, in the appropriate boxes, click the desired color, style and width.
  4. Change the parameters of the line tag in the Tag tab if necessary:

    • To show the tag indicating the date and time on the time axis, select the Show tag on time axis checkbox. Otherwise, clear the checkbox.
    • To change the color of text in the tag, in the Text Color box, click the desired color.
    • To select the color of text in the tag automatically, select the Select text color automatically checkbox. Otherwise, clear the checkbox.

    Notes:

    • To apply the changed properties (except the name) to all further vertical lines by default, click Set as Default.
    • To reset factory settings for the line, click the Reset button.
  5. Click OK.

Notes:

  • You can use the Vertical Line tool until tools timeout expires. To change tools timeout, see General Options.
  • To deselect the Vertical Line tool, do the same actions as for selecting the tool or one of the following:
    1. Right-click in the chart.
    2. Press ESC.

Change Vertical Line Properties

To change the properties of a vertical line:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click the vertical line.
    • Right-click the vertical line. In the pop-up menu, click Change Vertical Line ‘Name’ where Name is the name of the the vertical line.
    • See Change Properties/Remove Chart Elements.

    The Vertical Line Properties dialog will appear.

  2. Change the line parameters in the Parameters tab:
    • To change the name, in the Name box, type the new name.

      Note: To reset the line name to default, click the Reset button.

    • To change the date and time which the vertical line goes along, in the Date box, select or type the date and time.
    • To change the line style, in the appropriate boxes, click the desired color, style and width.
  3. Change the parameters of the line tag in the Tag tab:

    • To show the tag indicating the date and time on the time axis, select the Show tag checkbox. Otherwise, clear the checkbox.
    • To change the color of text in the tag, in the Tag Text Color box, click the color.
    • To select the color of text in the tag automatically, select the Select text color automatically checkbox. Otherwise, clear the checkbox.

    Notes:

    • To apply the changed properties (except the name) to all further vertical lines by default, click Set as Default.
    • To reset factory settings for the line, click the Reset button.
  4. Click OK.

Move Vertical line

To move a vertical line:

  • Drag the line to the desired date and time.

You can also move a vertical line changing the date and time which the line goes along. For details, see Change Vertical Line Properties.

Remove Vertical Line

To remove a vertical line, do one of the following: