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Save, apply, and remove profile

On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can group and save multiple charts together as a profile. It allows you to adjust and customize your profile by symbols and timeframes. Furthermore, you can save various settings including colors, indicators, objects, and more.

Here we will look at how to save, apply, or remove profiles on MT4/MT5.

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

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Step 1

Templates are available from the menu, the toolbar, or the status bar.

knowledge Templates vs profiles

With templates, you can configure the chart parameters such as the chart type and colors, which can be applied to other charts. Profiles, meanwhile, let you set and save the layout of charts including their sizes and symbols.

Use a profile from the menu

Click "File" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Profiles" to open the profile menu.

Display a profile from the menu Display a profile from the menu

Use a profile from the toolbar

Click "Profiles" in the toolbar to open the profile menu.

Display a profile from the toolbar Display a profile from the toolbar

Use a profile from the status bar

Click the profile name in the status bar to open the profile menu.

Display a profile from the status bar Display a profile from the status bar
point Save external data

External profile data can also be saved. For example, you can back up and restore your profiles on another PC's MT4. To save external data, click "Open Data Folder" from "Files" in the menu, and in the "profiles" folder, copy and paste the data you wish to add.

Save external profile data Save external profile data

Step 2

To save a profile, click "Save As" in the menu.

Save a profile from the menu Save a profile from the menu

Give the profile a name and click "OK".

Save a profile Save a profile

Step 3

To open a saved profile, choose the profile to open from the profile menu.

Open a saved profile Open a saved profile
point What are "Next Profile" and "Previous Profile"?

Profiles can be switched to the next or previous one. Select the next profile to switch to the profile below in the profile menu, or select the previous profile to switch to the one above. Shortcut keys are also available.

Step 4

To delete a saved profile, hover the pointer over "Remove" in the profile menu and select the profile to delete.

Delete a profile Delete a profile

In the confirmation pop-up, click "Yes".

Confirmation pop-up Confirmation pop-up

Step 1

Save a profile from the menu

Click "File" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Profiles" and select "Save As".

Select Save Select Save

Save a profile from the toolbar

Click "Manage Profiles" in the toolbar and select "Save As".

Save a profile from the toolbar Save a profile from the toolbar

Save a profile from the status bar

Click "Default" in the status bar and select "Save As".

Click Default in the status bar and select Save Click Default in the status bar and select Save

Step 2

Give the profile a name and click "OK".

Click OK Click OK

Step 3

Apply a profile from the menu

Click "File" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Profiles" and select the profile to apply.

Apply a profile from the menu Apply a profile from the menu

Apply a profile from the toolbar

Click "Manage Profiles" in the toolbar and select the profile to apply.

Apply a profile from the toolbar Apply a profile from the toolbar

Apply a profile from the status bar

Click "Default" in the status bar and select the profile to apply.

Apply a profile from the status bar Apply a profile from the status bar
point Changes will be automatically saved

If there is a change to the applied profile, it will be automatically overwritten in the profile. If you don't want to overwrite, create and save another profile under a different name.

Step 4

To delete a saved profile, hover the pointer over "Remove" in the profile menu and select the profile to delete.

Delete a saved profile Delete a saved profile

In the confirmation pop-up, click "Yes".

Confirmation pop-up Confirmation pop-up

Date

Created

 : 2022.07.20

Update

Last updated

 : 2023.03.16

Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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Takayoshi Nakamaru

Nakamaru is a manual production consultant at FINTECS, a company that specializes in creating manuals for their clients.
With a wide range of experience from fintech to entertainment, he presents what user-friendly manuals should be like.
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Akira Takagi

Systems engineer, MetaTrader administrator

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Akira Takagi

After graduating from Computer Science at the Uninove, Brazil, in 2014, he has worked on various systems development projects.
He participated as a developer in the launch of forex services in 2019. Since then, he has also been involved in the development of MetaTrader plugins and APIs. He is certified by MetaQuotes as a MetaTrader5 Administrator and active in consulting and advisory as well.

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