Add Horizontal Line

Brief

The article explains how to add horizontal lines to a chart.

Details

To add a horizontal line to a chart

1. Select the Horizontal Line tool in one of the following ways:

• On the toolbar, click the Add Line arrow, and then click Add Horizontal Line.
  To choose the drawing mode, point to Add Horizontal Line and then click a mode of your choice.
• On the Insert menu, point to Lines, and then click Add Horizontal Line.
• Right-click in the price values, and then click Add Horizontal Line.
• Right-click in the chart, point to Chart Elements on the shortcut menu, and then click Add Horizontal Line.
  * When a chart is opened within the FX Trading Station, you can also select the tool in the following way:
  On the Charts menu, point to Insert, point to Lines, and then click Add Horizontal Line.
2. On the chart, click the price level, through which you want to draw a horizontal line.
   The point automatically adjusts according to the selected drawing mode if necessary.
   The Add Horizontal Line dialog box appears.
   
   
3. On the Parameters tab, select the line parameters of your choice:

• In the Name box, type a name of your choice.
  Note: To reset to the default name, click Reset.
• In the Rate, select or type the price value, on the level of which you want to add a horizontal line.
• In the appropriate Style boxes, select the line’s color, style, and width of your choice.
• To show the line in background, select the Show in background check box. Otherwise, clear the check box. Notes:

• To apply the selected properties (except fir the Mame ) to all horizontal lines to be added in the future by default, click Set as Default.
• To reset the factory settings for the line, click Reset.
4. On the Tag tab, select the line’s tag parameters of your choice:
   
   

• To show the tag indicating the price level on the price axis, select the Show tag on price axis check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To change the color of text in the tag, in the Text Color box, click the color of your choice.
• To select the color of text in the tag automatically, select the Select text color automatically check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
  
  Notes:

• To apply the selected properties to all horizontal lines to be added in the future by default, click Set as Default.
• To reset the factory settings for the line, click Reset.
5. Click OK.

Notes: To disable the Horizontal Line tool prior to its timeout expiration (to change the tool's timeout, see General Options), do the same actions as for selecting the tool or one of the following:

• Right-click in the chart.
• Press ESC.