Captions

Captions are used to highlight and remember important events and information. Captions consist of:

  1. A Caption Marker that identifies the Caption. Leave blank to number sequentially.
  2. A Caption that displays when your mouse pointer is over the Caption Marker.
caption and marker

Captions and Caption Markers can contain up to 256 characters.

Add Caption

  1. Click add caption the Add Caption icon on the toolbar
  2. Click your mouse at the point on the chart where you want to place the Caption.
  3. Enter your caption marker and click OK.
  4. Enter your caption and click OK.

Hide Caption

  1. Right-click on the captions Caption icon on the toolbar.
  2. Clear the box next to Show Captions.

hide captions

Display Hidden Captions

  1. Right-click on the captions Caption icon on the toolbar.
  2. Select Show Captions.

Edit Caption

  1. Right-click on the Caption Marker on the chart. A dialog box appears.
  2. Edit the Caption in the dialog box and then click OK.
  3. A second dialog box appears. Edit the Caption and then click OK.

Move a Caption

  1. Click the anchor at the bottom end of the Caption Marker and drag it to a new position.

Delete Caption

  1. Click the delete captions Delete Trendline or Caption icon on the toolbar
  2. Click the Caption that you want to delete.

Toolbar Shortcut To Delete a caption, double-click on it.

Delete All Captions:

From a Specific Security

  1. Ensure that the correct security is open.
  2. Select Draw >> delete all captions Delete All Captions
  3. Click Yes at the prompt.

On a Specific Chart

  1. Right-click on the chart.
  2. Select delete Delete this Chart's Options on the list that appears
  3. Click Yes at the prompt.

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