In the image below, each day’s closing price is represented by a dash.  A Line Chart connects the closing prices together to display a flowing line of price.

Line Chart Actions

Export Data to Text: Clicking this action allows you to save the raw Open / High / Low / Close / Volume information to a CSV file.

Copy Data to Clipboard: Clicking this action allows you to copy the raw Open / High / Low / Close / Volume information to your computer’s memory.  Once copied you can paste the data into other programs such as MS Excel or Notepad.

Change Data File: Allows you to change the data source file for the selected chart.

Save Settings As Default: If alterations have been made to the properties of the Line Chart (colour for example), and you want these settings used for all new charts, click this action.

Restore Default Settings: If you have previously altered the default settings for the Line Chart, clicking this action will revert the properties back to default settings.

Bring to Front: Brings the Line Chart to the highest focus point, with all other tools / charts displaying under the selected chart.

Send to Back: Sends the Line Chart to the lowest focus point, with all other tools / charts displaying under the selected chart.

Clear Cache to this Bar: This option is for real-time charts only and allows you to clear data loaded from the data servers, and reload a fresh set of information.

Line Chart Properties

Line Width: Allows you to adjust the thickness of the Line Chart.

Colour: Allows you to select the line colour used on the Line Chart.

Calc Using: Used to adjust which part of the data the line is calculated off (Open, High, Low or Close).

Chart Style: Allows you to change the Line Chart to another chart style (such as Bar Chart).

Time Frame: Allows you to change the chart’s time frame (for example, changing from a 1 day Line Chart to a 1 week Line Chart).

Data to Load: This setting allows you to choose how much historical data is displayed on the chart.  By default all data contained in the data file is displayed. However you can also choose one of the following options:

• Last Day
• Last Two Days
• Last Week
• Last Fortnight
• Last Month
• Last Quarter (3 Months)
• Last Year
• Five Years
• Decade

Data File Properties: This field can be expanded to display information on the data file being used to generate the chart.  Items such as the Data File’s name, Exchange, physical location on your system are all displayed here.  Generally this information is only required for trouble shooting purposes and is not something you will use on a regular basis.

Transparency: This slider bar is used to adjust the transparency of the chart itself.  Moving the slider to the left will increase the transparency of the line.  Moving the slider to the right will increase the opacity of the line.

Visible: Unticking the checkbox will hide the line of the chart.