Compress or Expand the Time Scale

You may compress/expand the time scale using either your mouse, the arrows on your keyboard, or the Compress/Expand icons in the Chart Active Plug-in Toolbar.

 

To compress or expand the time scale using the mouse

 

  1. Click on the time scale at the bottom of the chart.
    Note
    : The time scale is highlighted, and the cursor changes to a double arrow.


     

  2. To expand the time series, hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the LEFT.
     

  3. To compress the time series, hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the RIGHT.
     

  4. Release the left mouse button to position the data at the new time series.

  

To compress or expand the time scale using the keyboard

 

  1. Click on the time scale at the bottom of the chart.
    Note
    : The time scale is highlighted, and the cursor changes to a double arrow.
     

  2. Holding the CTRL key, use the left and right arrows to compress and expand the price scale.

 

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