Chapter 15
Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut for the chart, the drawing tools, the strategy builder and the Kara AI assistant.
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By the end of this chapter, you will know how to
- Change asset and timeframe without the mouse
- Pick each drawing tool from the keyboard
- Build a strategy faster
Chart
- A…Z
- A letter opens the asset search.
- 0…9
- A digit opens the timeframe input.
- Enter
- Confirms the current input.
- Esc
- Cancels the input, deselects, leaves drawing mode.
- DeleteorBackspace
- Deletes the selected drawing.
- Ctrl+Z
- Undoes the last change.
- Ctrl+Y
- Redoes.
- Ctrl+D
- Duplicates the selected drawing.
Drawing tools
A tool is picked with Alt plus a letter, with Shift as well for some. The combinations below are the defaults; Set a shortcut, in a tool's menu, changes or adds one. Esc cancels a shortcut being set, Backspace clears it.
- Alt+T
- Trend line
- Alt+H
- Horizontal line
- Alt+V
- Vertical line
- Alt+R
- Ray
- Alt+A
- Arrow
- Alt+Shift+R
- Rectangle
- Alt+E
- Ellipse
- Alt+C
- Parallel channel
- Alt+Shift+F
- Fibonacci retracement
- Alt+L
- Long position
- Alt+S
- Short position
- Alt+P
- Price range
- Alt+D
- Date range
- Alt+F
- Freehand
- Alt+Shift+H
- Highlighter
- Alt+X
- Text
- Alt+Shift+C
- Callout
- Alt+N
- Note
- Alt+I
- Marker / icon
Strategy builder
- Delete
- Deletes the selected block or link.
- Ctrl+D
- Duplicates the selected block.
- Ctrl+Z
- Undoes the last change.
- Ctrl+Wheel
- Zooms the graph.
With the mouse: drag from an output port to link two blocks, drop in empty space to create the next block, click an input port to choose what feeds it, double-click a link to set it up.
Kara AI assistant
- Enter
- Sends the message.
- Shift+Enter
- Starts a new line.