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Save, apply, and remove template

On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can save various settings (colors, indicators, etc.) as templates. Templates saved in the "templates" folder will be displayed in the menu list, allowing you to quickly access them with a single click.

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

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

Step 1

Templates are available from the menu or chart.

Open the template menu from the menu

Click "Charts" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Template" and you will see the template menu.

Open the template menu on the chart

Right-click on the chart. Hover the pointer over "Template" and you will see the template menu.

Step 2

To save a template, click "Save Template" on the template menu while keeping the chart with your preferred settings opened.

The template files will be automatically saved to the "templates" folder in the folder where MT4 was installed. Give the template a file name while keeping it in the "templates" folder and click "Save".

Template in the "templates" folder is listed in the menu

By being saved in the "templates" folder, the template will be listed in the template menu. If you save it outside the "templates" folder, it won't be displayed in the menu.

Step 3

To apply a template saved in the "templates" folder to another chart, choose the template from the template menu.

Step 4

To remove a template from the "templates" folder, hover the pointer over "Remove Template" in the template menu and select the template you wish to delete.

In the confirmation pop-up, click "Yes" and the template will be removed.

Confirmation pop-up for deleting a chart

Step 1

Save a template from the menu

Click "Charts" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Templates" and select "Save Template".

Save a template on the chart

Right-click on the chart. Hover the pointer over "Templates" and select "Save Template".

Step 2

The template files will be automatically saved to "Templates" folder in the folder where MT5 was installed. Give the template a file name while keeping it in the "Templates" folder and click "Save".

Enter your preferred file name and click Save

Template in "Templates" folder is listed in the menu

By being saved in the "Templates" folder, the template will be listed in the template menu. If you save it outside the "Templates" folder, it won't be displayed in the menu.

Step 3

Apply a saved template from the menu

To apply a template saved in the "Templates" folder to another chart, click "Charts" in the menu. Hover the pointer over "Templates" and select the template to apply.

Hover the pointer over Templates and select the template to apply

Apply a saved template on the chart

Right-click on the chart. Hover the pointer over "Templates" and select the template to apply.

Step 4

To remove a template from the "Templates" folder, hover the pointer over "Remove Template" in the template menu and select the template you wish to delete.

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

Created

: 2022.07.14

Last updated

: 2024.08.01

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Takayoshi Nakamaru

Manual production consultant, MBA

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.
He works with numerous large corporations as an external manual production project manager.

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Akira Takagi

Systems engineer, MetaTrader administrator

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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