Is there no easy way to make custom hotkeys? (MT4)

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I have seen a bunch of threads all over the internet for custom indicators and some providing an executable file that sets custom hotkeys for a few commands (which are changeable) but say I want to set a key for each time frame, a key for buy/sell, a key for chart shift, etc. Is there no way to do this without knowing how to code?

I know it is very easy to make custom hotkeys available for any type of software, you don’t have to know how to code to make hotkeys for your operating system or any video game that was made after the year 2000, its just a very simple menu with a list of hotkeys. Does anyone know why they don’t have this for MT4?

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Setting Keyboard Shortcuts in the Navigator Window:

  1. In the Navigator window, right-click on a specific indicator, expert advisor, custom indicator or script and select
    SetHotkey

  2. In the Navigator Hot Key window, make sure the item you want is selected. If not, scroll to it.

  3. Click Set

  4. Use the drop-down menu in the Control column to select either ALT or CTRL.

  5. Enter the keyboard button in the Key column.

  6. Click Close

Hope it helps…

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Is it possible to assign custom hotkey for tools like zoom in/out, timeframes etc.?

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Even if this is not possible to change hotkeys through standard MT4 functions I belive that this is possible to develop the program which will allows you to set custom hotkeys for many MT4 functions. This can be implemented through WinAPI calls

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There are various products which allow the creation of hotkeys for any and all Windows-run application.

I have used the free version of Comfort Keys, called ‘Comfort Keys Lite’ to create custom hotkeys and macros for various applications under XP, some years ago.

Since I have switched to Win7, I haven’t bothered to install it anymore, but I’m quite sure that either the free ‘Lite’ version or the full version (for which one has to pay) will do the job for MT4.

Comfort Keys works with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7.

Cheers,
P.

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Thank you guys! But i found exactly what i was looking for.
If anybody is interested
-> MetaTrader Hotkey Extender @ Forex Factory

P.S. i just tried it and it’s very handy

Traykov

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Cool … an application designed specifically for MT4 is preferable to one made for general purposes.

A pity one may not define what the creator calls ‘arbitrary hotkeys’.
Maybe that’ll come in a later version.

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Thanks for that. Short cut keys should be a part of every platform. I don’t know if they’ve ever fixed it, but Sierra Chart was another good platform that didn’t have short cut keys.

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I have seen a bunch of threads all over the internet for custom indicators and some providing an executable file that sets custom hot keys for a …