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Yep thats another way, thanks!


--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ron <ronber@xxxx> wrote:
> Try # 3:
> 
> Go to Edit | Delete All
> Delete  everything.(ie check box every check box).
> Restore the Volume indicator by using the drop down indicator list  
(To 
> its own new window if that's the way you had it)
> If you only had two windows, don't check close empty inner windows.
> 
> More succinctly (From the Help file)
> 
> The Delete All command in the Edit menu provides a quick and 
convenient 
> way to remove indicators, line studies, symbols, text, and non-base 
> securities from your chart.  Simply click on the items you want 
removed 
> from the selected chart and click the OK button.  The chart will 
> redisplay with the selected items removed.
> Click the "Close Empty Inner Windows" box if you want MetaStock to 
close 
> any leftover inner windows.
> 
> 
> 
> wanengineer wrote:
> 
> >Thanks everyone for the helpful comments! I really appreciate 
them :)
> >
> >I understand the general attitute some people take toward new 
users - 
> >that they should read the manual before asking questions. True - 
many 
> >times they don't read the manual! And true, I have been guilty of 
> >that a number of times, to chain me up :)
> >
> >Well anyways...
> >
> >In specific, my initial query was in relation to smart charts. I 
know 
> >when you first open up a smart chart for a specific security, the 
> >default template is applied against it so you get the price/volume 
> >look. When one modifies the chart and closes it, the changes are 
> >saved. Thus, when you open up the smart chart again, it appears as 
it 
> >did in its last state. I wanted to know how one resets a smart 
chart 
> >for a particular security so that you have that initial 
price/volume 
> >look again. I noticed that this can be accomplished by:
> >
> >Method 1:
> >
> >1. File > New > Chart .. and open the security's chart which will 
> >have the price/volume look, then...
> >
> >2. File > Save As > "Save As Type = Smart Chart"
> >
> >Method 2:
> >
> >The other way to do this is to delete the "MSSmart" subdirectory 
> >folder within the securities data folder. Upon deleting this 
folder I 
> >noticed that all smart charts are reset to their default 
price/volume 
> >look. Because there doesn't seem to be any 1-to-1 relationship 
> >between the security's name and the name of the files in the 
MSSmart 
> >directory, it's a little difficult to selectively reset the look 
of a 
> >particular security to its default price/volume.
> >
> >Isn't there simpler shortcut method to do this reset aside from 
the 
> >above methods?
> >
> >My enquiry is perfectly valid from a new user perspective as 
neither 
> >the user manual nor the 'Help' menu mentions this "MSSmart" 
> >subdirectory :)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Voirin
> >
> >
> >--- In Metastockusers@
> >
> >yahoogroups.com, "Roy Larsen" <rlarsen@xxxx> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Voirin
> >>
> >>I think that the response from manohohman was "tongue in cheek" 
and 
> >>    
> >>
> >not
> >  
> >
> >>meant as a put-down. He has contributed much to this and the 
> >>    
> >>
> >equismetastock
> >  
> >
> >>group, and probably others, and I know from bitter experience 
that 
> >>    
> >>
> >his 7
> >  
> >
> >>point list shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
> >>
> >>There are people at all levels of both trading and MS skills in 
the 
> >>    
> >>
> >larger
> >  
> >
> >>MS groups and many questions have been answered many times over.
> >>
> >>For me becoming proficient with MS is a matter of doing. It's not 
> >>    
> >>
> >something
> >  
> >
> >>that most people can pick up and run with instantly. For most it 
> >>    
> >>
> >takes
> >  
> >
> >>months and even years of daily use. The only training material I 
> >>    
> >>
> >use are the
> >  
> >
> >>various forums and the User Manual.
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>How do you set a stock's "chart window" back to default (i.e.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>containing just price and volume) after one has added in various
> >>indicators and lines to the chart?
> >>
> >>Each new smart chart is created from DEFAULT.MWT the default 
> >>    
> >>
> >template. As
> >  
> >
> >>long as you have not changed the template (by right-click, sav as 
> >>    
> >>
> >default
> >  
> >
> >>template) then you can delete all smart charts. The next time you 
> >>    
> >>
> >open an
> >  
> >
> >>issue a new smart chart will be created from the default template 
> >>    
> >>
> >and you
> >  
> >
> >>will be rid of all the items you added to the earlier chart.
> >>
> >>Once a smart chart has been deleted attempting to open that chart 
> >>    
> >>
> >from the
> >  
> >
> >>bottom of the file menu will give an error - you must use 
File/Open 
> >>    
> >>
> >(or
> >  
> >
> >>CTRL/O) which will create a new chart rather than try to access 
the 
> >>    
> >>
> >deleted
> >  
> >
> >>one.
> >>
> >>Roy
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Thank you for that enlightning 7 step process to forking out more
> >>>money on media.
> >>>
> >>>Back to my original question... are there any useful forums and 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >books
> >  
> >
> >>>that anyone can suggest for people starting out in metastock? I
> >>>dislike multimedia. Or am I going to have a hard time getting 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >helpful
> >  
> >
> >>>answrs in here? :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "manohohman" <kelols@xxxx>
> >>>wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Step 1.
> >>>>
> >>>>Read the manual.
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 2.
> >>>>
> >>>>go to www.pring.com
> >>>>Look under products
> >>>>Go to MetaStock plug-ins
> >>>>Exploring MS basic
> >>>>Exploring MS advanced
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 3.
> >>>>
> >>>>Buy these.
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 4.
> >>>>
> >>>>Use them.
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 5.
> >>>>
> >>>>Be amazed at how much you've learned.
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 6
> >>>>
> >>>>Lose your money and quit trading.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Step 7
> >>>>
> >>>>Sell MS on ebay and recover some capital.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>All's well that ends well! Ho! ho! ho! and Merry Christmas. 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >Well,
> >  
> >
> >>>>happy Halloween first.
> >>>>
> >>>>JO
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>--- In Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wanengineer"
> >>>><wanengineer@xxxx> wrote:
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I just purchased metastock and have a number of questions here
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>there. First off, is this forum the best place to ask general
> >>>>>questions pertaining to metastock from a new-user point of 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >view?
> >  
> >
> >>>I
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>have been having a somewhat painful experience finding an
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>appropriate
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>forum to post my questions to... questions like:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>How do you set a stock's "chart window" back to default (i.e.
> >>>>>containing just price and volume) after one has added in 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >various
> >  
> >
> >>>>>indicators and lines to the chart?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>If anyone could let me know of any resources, books, forums to
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>help
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>me out getting into metastock.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks so much!
> >>>>>Voirin
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>
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