Fitting

Brief

This section describes all possible ways of fitting a chart.

Details

Fitting allows you to scale a chart vertically and horizontally so that the chart could fit into the viewing area.

Fitting Chart Vertically

Fitting a chart vertically allows scaling the price axis so that all prices of the currently displayed periods become visible.

To fit a chart vertically, do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, click Fit Chart Vertically.
• On the Chart menu, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Chart Vertically.
• Right-click in the vertical scale, and then click Fit Chart Vertically.
• Right-click in the chart, point to Zoom on the shortcut menu, and then click Fit Chart Vertically.
  
  * In the E*TRADE FX platform, you can also fit a chart vertically in the following way:
  On the Charts menu, point to Chart, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Chart Vertically.

Fitting Chart Horizontally

Fitting a chart horizontally allows scaling the time axis so that all periods of the chart become visible.

To fit a chart horizontally, do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, click the Fit Chart Vertically arrow, and then click Fit Chart Horizontally.
• On the Chart menu, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Chart Horizontally.
• Right-click in the horizontal scale, and then click Fit Chart Horizontally.
• Right-click in the chart, point to Zoom on the shortcut menu, and then click Fit Chart Horizontally.
  
  * In the E*TRADE FX platform, you can also fit a chart horizontally in the following way:
  On the Charts menu, point to Chart, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Chart Horizontally.

Fitting Entire Chart

Fitting an entire chart allows scaling the chart so that the chart could fit into the viewing area (both vertically and horizontally).

To fit an entire chart, do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, click the Fit Chart Vertically arrow, and then click Fit Entire Chart.
• On the Chart menu, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Entire Chart.
• Right-click in the horizontal or vertical scale, and then click Fit Entire Chart.
• Right-click in the chart, point to Zoom on the shortcut menu, and then click Fit Entire Chart.
• Press CTRL+0.
  
  * In the E*TRADE FX platform, you can also fit an entire chart in the following way:
  On the Charts menu, point to Chart, point to Zoom, and then click Fit Entire Chart.