Tools: Chart Notes Variety
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Ensign Windows allows you to place notes on charts. There are two methods for adding a note to a chart which can be used by clicking either button 'A' or button 'N'. In either case, the note can have a variety of frames, colors, markers, shadows, and circles. The note can be Pinned to the chart, or float over the chart. The note will use the settings from the specified Tab selection and can contain as many as 188 characters.
Click button 'A' if you want to quickly apply several notes on a chart. This is a direct and fast entry mode. Click the mouse at each desired chart location, enter some text, then click the mouse on a different area of the chart. Double-click the mouse to abort the note entry mode. The note will be applied to the chart using the Default setting from the Properties window.
Click button 'N' if you are only applying 1 note to a chart, or you want to view the note properties window before the note is applied to the chart. The chart cursor will change to a pencil. Left-click the mouse on the chart at the location where the note should display. The Note Properties window will appear. Enter the desired text in the Note entry box, make any desired property changes, then click OK. The Note will appear at the specified chart location.
The Note tool can display text on a chart in a wide variety of shapes and formats as illustrated here.
Re-selecting and Moving A Note
A chart Note must be selected before moving it to a new location. To reselect a Note, click the mouse on the first character of the Note text. The chart cursor will change to a pencil. Drag the Note to a new location. The Note will leave a trail of text across the screen while dragging, but will clean-up after clicking the mouse.
Properties
Right-click the mouse while a Note is selected and the cursor looks like a pencil to open the Note Properties window. The properties window is used to change the Note's text, Options, Colors, and Defaults. The following options are available. This is the property window that created the Yellow Right Arrow example.
Pinned - Place a check mark in the box to Pin the note to the chart. Pinned notes will align with chart bars, and will move with the bars. Unpinned notes will remain in a fixed chart window position.
Pin Price - Place a check mark in the 'Pin Price' box to pin the note to a selected price level.
Center Text - Center the text in the Note.
Bold Font - Place a check mark her to cause the font to display in Bold.
Show - Place a check mark in the Show check box to display a particular Note option. The Note can have Frames, Shadows, and Circles as optional borders.
Color - Click on the square Color boxes to select a color for each Note feature.
Style - Select a Line Style, or Font Size from the Style drop-down lists.
Left/Bottom - Select Markers that can be placed on the Left or Bottom of a Note.
Right/Top - Select Markers that can be placed on the Right or Top of a Note.
Last modified 11/20/08 3:51 PM
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