MT4 Keyboard Shortcuts
"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+F5 -- switch to the previous profile
Shift+F12 -- move the chart by one bar to the right
"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+F4 -- delete chart
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
