Charting a Day Calculator:
- Select the Day Calculator Tool from the Toolbox.
- This tool is drawn like a line. Left click for the left point.
- Move the mouse to the right position and left click to finish.
Resizing the Day Calculator:
- Select the drawing by clicking on it.
Note: The drawing is selected when boxes appear on the corners.- Click on one of the boxes to drag the select point and release the mouse button.
Moving the Day Calculator:
Select the drawing by clicking on it continue holding down the mouse button, drag to the new location and release the mouse button.
Deleting the Day Calculator:
Select the drawing by clicking on it and press the delete key on your keyboard to remove.
Changing the Properties of a Day Calculator:
- Right-Click on the drawing to view the properties menu. (see below)
- Properties that can be changed are:
- Foreground: Changes the line color of the Day Calculator.
- Line Thickness: Changes the thickness of the Day Calculator Line. Choose values from 1-6.
- Line Style: Changes The line style of the Day Calculator Line. Choose from solid, dashed, dotted and more.
- Font: Changes the Font, Size, Style, and Color of the Day Calculator numbers.
- Show Text: Select to view or hide the Day Calculator numbers.
- Send to back: Changes the layer of the tool. This option is used when more than one tool is in the same area of the chart. Click on Send to Back when you need to access a tool under the Day Calculator drawing.
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The Day Calculator is used to calculate actual and trading days on a chart. See example.