You can also download AutoHotKey and use it to set up hotkeys for anything you want. I’ve got keys for fibs, trendlines, horizontal and vertical lines, turning autoscroll on and off, etc.
Thank You Orpips…I was going to look for something to do that this week…I want to be able to zip around my TF’s with minimum key strokes.
Would you mind sharing your script? I messed with ahk this evening and figured out how to do some of the things I wanted it to do…but have lots more to figure out.
I primarily wanted and easy way to switch between TFs, templates, and currency pairs. Works real slick. 
Thanks for giving me a heads up.
My script is just for the tools, mostly. The keys I have set up are:
horizontal line
vertical line
autoscroll on/off
= key to zoom (so I don’t have to hold down shift to do “+”)
fib
lrc
trendline
deselect
Hey Orpips, do you think you can share this script?
thank you.
I’ll reply over here.
Here is my script. To run its super simple…Make sure AHK has been installed…double click on scrpt…open mt4 platform and start using the shortcuts.
Here is the link to the script as BP doesn’t allow the AHK extension.
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1375517&da=y
Shortcuts: Everything is initiated for me with the Caps Lock Key referred from here as the CLK
Timeframes:
CLK 1-9
Templates:
CLK qwerty (First seven templates in your tpl folder based on name…I start mine with #'s i.e. 01 Overview 02 Indicator etc)(One of the beauties of using ahk for templates is of course speed, but it also allows you to fill a template with fibs and lines and indicators you are trying and then a simple clk 3 or whatever erases it back to normal assuming you haven’t saved the tpl)
Currencies:
CLK asdfghjklmnb (my most common ones set to asd, this is easy to configure in the script if you want.)
Misc:
CLK Z Candles to the front and Back
CLK X Chart AutoScroll On and off
I zoom in and out using the + and - keys on the number keypad. Also note i only use MT4 for charting.
I use to do a lot of design work. So hotkeys is a big part of my workflow. when i started using mt4, i was kinda shocked i couldn’t setup hotkeys.
If you can pass it along, that would be great.
thank you.
Nice post. It is very useful for fast forex trading. Thanks for sharing this valuable information.
Nice job:)
Wonderful idea. Your link to the script no longer works. Do you have an updated site where I could download it?
Thanks again!
Really useful info. Thanks.
A couple of things I have found useful are:
If you are using a scroll mouse, click on the scroll button to get the cross hair tool. Left click to cancel it.
If you want to extend a trend line in exactly the same direction hold the shift key down as you drag. It’s similar to using the ‘ray’ tick box, but its quicker, easier and the line doesn’t go on forever.
I still haven’t found any way to force a trend line to draw perfectly horizontally for drawing short term support and resistance levels. If anyone knows a way I’d be interested to hear.
Can u plz share your script for vertical line , horizontal line , trend line and M1 M5 M15 M30 H1 H4 D1 W1 MN
i already download and install ahk.
above link is not working
thanks
Yes please I definitely agree with that ^
Does anybody have the Script for that they can share here please?
anyone get the script?? i need it reup please!!
I just right click the line, Properties, Parameters tab, and copy and paste the values.
Thanks for that TL shift key trick.
Nice! Thanks for sharing this!
Ok, here’s a quick way to draw perfectly straight horizontal lines:
[U]Step 1[/U]
Draw a vertical straight trendline first in an empty space on your chart. You will see that in MT4 that a vertical trendline when drawn tends to snap into place perfectly straight. Once drawn, open the line with left mouse click to show the 3 editing handles;
[U]Step 2[/U]
Hold down the [Shift] key, left mouse click and hold the bottom handle of the line then drag the selected handle to the right (or left) and immediately the trendline will jump to a horizontal position and perfectly straight. It can now be lengthened as required…make sure you use the [Shift] again when doing this so as to preserve line straightness;
[U]Step 3[/U]
At this point, left mouse select the line to open the editing handles, left mouse select the [U]centre[/U] handle and slide the line where you want it at desired S&R positions. Make sure when moving the line around and placing it in position that neither line end handles come into close proximity (about 10 pixels) of either a high or low point of a bar or candlestick as the end of the trendline will be attracted to that high or low point which may result in distortion of your perfectly horizontal trendline (NOTE: This “magnetic” attraction of the line end to a bar or candlestick can be modified or switched off via Tools/Options/Objects/Magnetic Sensitivity).
This description may sound slightly convoluted but practice it a few times and it will be easy.
To assist in understanding the above process I have attached a short video.
Hope this procedure helps.
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With the trendline selected, pressed SHIFT and drag the point controler to resize the line into a point, without releasing the mouse, stretch it back to the direction it needs to be, voila!
You can confirm this works when you have it temporarily as a point, the tooltip will display “0/0”, respectively candlecount/pipcount.
Good day,
Would you mind to re-upload script you were talking about.
Much oblige for all your efforts,
Looking forward,
Thank you for the helpful post.
When scrolling left and right through charts, in what order does it go?
It seems to be jumping from one chart to another and not between the adjacent charts…