Add Text Labels

Brief

The article explains how to add a text label to a chart.

Details

To add a text label to a chart

1. Use the Label tool in one of the following ways:

• On the toolbar, click Add Label .
  
• On the Insert menu, click Add Label.
• Right-click in the chart, point to Chart Elements on the menu that appears, and then click Add Label.
• Press T.
  
  * When a chart is opened within the FXCM Trading Station, you can also select the tool in the following way: On the Charts menu, point to Insert, point to Lines on the menu that appears, and then click Add Label.
2. Click on the chart where you want to position a text label.
3. The Add Label dialog box appears.
   
   
4. On the Parameters tab, specify the following parameters:

• In the Text box, type a text of your choice.
• In the Font box, click the ellipsis button , and in the dialog box that appears, select a font, font style and size, script, and effects you want to apply to the text.
• In the Text Color box, click the arrow button and select a color of your choice you want to apply to the label text.
• In the Background Color box, click the arrow button and select a color of your choice you want to apply to the label background. Notes:

• To apply the selected properties (except for the Text box) to all text labels to be added in the future by default, click Set as Default.
• To restore the factory settings, click Reset.
5. To specify a text label's position on the chart, click the Position tab. The dialog box opens on the Position tab.
   
   

• In the Date box, specify the date and time, on the level of which you want the text label to appear.
• In the Price box, specify the price, on the level of which you want the text label to appear.
  
  Notes:

• To apply the selected parameters to all text labels to be added in the future by default, click Set as Default.
• To restore the factory settings, click Reset.
6. Click OK.

Notes: To disable the Label tool prior to its timeout expiration (to change the time period, see the Chart Element Options] article), do the same actions as for selecting the tool or one of the following:

• Right-click in the chart.
• Press ESC.