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Line Studies ToolBar Menu in the MT4

Sometimes traders will claim "oh, I can't find Fib extension tool on my MetaTrader 4 where can I get it?"

All line studies sit on the toolbar. But defaults hide some. An indices trader needs to know how to add them in MetaTrader 4. How does a trader add a tool to the toolbar shown below?

Line Studies Tool-bar Menu in MT4

Customize a Toolbar on Index Software

To add a trading tool not listed above a stock indices trader has to follow the steps outlined below

  1. Right Click at the tool-bar button to the left of this (It looks like a stack of many coins) like displayed below

How Do I Customize and Add Tools on the Line Studies Toolbar in MetaTrader 4 Platform?

3. Press customize 4. Add all Tools

Following customize panel popup will appear:

Add Line Tools to the Line Studies Tool-bar in the MetaTrader 4 - Customizing Line Studies Toolbar Menu in MT4

Choose all the tools from the left panel window and add them: After doing this, it will appear as follows:

Customize and Adding All Tools to the Line Studies Toolbar on MT4

The tool-bar will now appear as:

All Tools on Line Studies Toolbar in the MT4 Software Platform

Explanation of Each Tool

The following is the illustration of each tool on this toolbar.

Indices Line Studies Toolbar Menu

1: Choose mouse as cursor, change mouse pointer to the default cursor

2: Select/Choose Cross Hair cursor, a type of cursor that maps the coordinates to the axis of the trading charts

3: Draw a vertical line

4: Draw a Horizontal line

5: Draw a trendline

6: Equidistant Channel

7: Fib Retracement

8: Text button

9: Text Label Button

10: Fibo Expansion

11: Trend by Angle

12: Linear Regression Channel

13:Standard Deviation Channel

14: Gann Lines

15: Gann Fan

16: Gann Grid

17: Fibonacci Time zones

18: Fib Fan

19: Fibonacci Arc

20: Cycle Lines

21: Andrew's Pitch Fork

22: Insert Ellipse

23: Insert Triangle

24: Insert Rectangle

25: Fibonacci Channels

26: Draw Arrows

How to Remove Tools from Trading Platform

As a trader you'll not require all these button keys & you can hide some of them by clicking on customize button, then choose and select some of the items on right window & then choose hide.

How to Remove a Tool from the Lines Toolbar on MT4 Platform Software - Stock Index MT4 Tool Bars Guide

Remove the above tools by clicking on them and then pressing remove button, to save space on your MT4 software workspace.

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