MetaTrader India

Hot keys (accelerating keys) are keys and their combination’s that allow you to execute various commands fast and without the use of menus or toolbars. Here is a lit of some very useful hot keys for the MT4 platform:

• 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;
• 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;
• Esc — close the dialog window;
• F8 — call the chart Properties window;
• F9 — call the “New Order” window;
• F11 — enlarge and minimize the chart window;
• Ctrl+B — call the “Objects List” window;
• Ctrl+F — enable “Crosshair”;
• Ctrl+G — show/hide grid;
• Ctrl+I — call the “Indicators List” window;
• Ctrl+P — print the chart;
• Ctrl+Y— show/hide period separators;
• Ctrl+Z — undo an object deletion;

Source: www.alansforexblog.com

Indicators, experts and/or scripts can be promptly attached to the chart if hotkeys are preliminarily set for them.

This can be very useful in the full-screen mode or to save time.

It is two simple steps to assign hotkeys;

Step 1: Select the “Set hotkey” option in the “Navigator” window context menu.

Step 2: Select any keys combinations you wish.

To enter full-screen mode simply press on F11 on your keyboard.

Once in the full-screen mode, the below hotkeys can be used to open command windows:

• Ctrl+M – Market Watch
• Ctrl+N – Navigator
• Ctrl+T – Terminal
• Ctrl+D – Data window

To return to the normal mode at anytime, just press F11 again.

Source: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/411/metatrader-tips-full-screen-mode/