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There are several key combinations in MetaTrader 4 that enable you to do tasks quickly. We call these keys or key combinations hot keys, shortcut keys, or accelarator keys. The following list shows you default hot keys for MetaTrader 4. The list is taken from MT4 User Guide. I have, however, added some links to it for further explanation about some of the terms.

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Function Keys

• F1 — open "Userguide" (i.e. Help)
• F2 — open the "History Center" window
• F3 — open the "Global Variables" window
• F4 — open MetaEditor
• F6 — call the "Tester" window for testing the expert attached to the chart window
• F7 — call the "Properties" window of the expert attached to their chart window in order to change settings
• F8 — call the "Chart Setup" window
• F9 — call the "New Order" window
• F10 — open the "Popup prices" window
• F11 — enable/disable the full screen mode
• F12 — move the chart by one bar to the left

Shift Combinations

• Shift+F12 — move the chart by one bar to the right
• Shift+F5 — switch to the previous profile

Alt Combinations

• Alt+1 — display the chart as a sequence of bars (transform into bar chart)
• Alt+2 — display the chart as a sequence of candlesticks (transform into candlesticks)
• Alt+3 — display the chart as a broken line (transform into line chart)
• Alt+A — copy all test/optimization results into the clipboard
• Alt+W — call the chart managing window
• Alt+F4 — close the client terminal
• Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+Z — undo object deletion

Ctrl Combinations

• Ctrl+A — arrange all indicator windows heights by default
• Ctrl+B — call the "Objects List" window
• Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert — copy to the clipboard
• Ctrl+E — enable/disable expert advisor
• Ctrl+F — enable "Crosshair"
• Ctrl+G — show/hide grid
• Ctrl+H — show/hide OHLC line
• Ctrl+I — call the "Indicators List" window
• Ctrl+L — show/hide volumes
• Ctrl+P — print the chart
• Ctrl+S — save the chart in a file having extensions: "CSV", "PRN", "HTM"
• Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 — close the chart window
• Ctrl+Y— show/hide period separators
• Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace — undo the object deletion
• Ctrl+D — open/close the "Data Window"
• Ctrl+M — open/close the "Market Watch" window
• Ctrl+N — open/close the "Navigator" window
• Ctrl+O — open the "Options" window
• Ctrl+R — open/close the "Tester" window
• Ctrl+T — open/close the "Terminal" window
• Ctrl+F5 — switch to the next profile
• Ctrl+F6 — activate the next chart window
• Ctrl+F9 — open the "Terminal — Trade" window and switch the focus into it. After this, the trading activities can be managed with keyboard

Other Keys and/or Combinations

• "left arrow" — chart scrolling to the left
• "right arrow" — chart scrolling to the right
• "up arrow" — fast chart scrolling to the left or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling up
• "down arrow" — fast chart scrolling to the right or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling down
• Numpad 5 — restoring of automatic chart vertical scale after its being changed. If the scale was defined, this hot key will return the chart into the visible range
• Page Up — fast chart scrolling to the left
• Page Down — fast chart scrolling to the right
• Home — move the chart to the start point
• End — move the chart to the end point
• "-" — chart zoom out
• "+" — chart zoom in
• Delete — delete all selected graphical objects
• Backspace — delete the latest objects imposed into the chart window
• Enter — open/close fast navigation window
• Esc — close the dialog window

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