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Zoom in/out chart

Zoom in/out a chart to switch between short-term and long-term. You can also use the maximize/minimize function to expand or temporarily hide your chart on MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5).

Here we will look at how to zoom in/out a chart, as well as how to maximize/minimize it on MT4/MT5.

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

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Step 1

Zoom is available from the menu or toolbar.

Zoom in/out a chart from the menu

Click "Charts" in the menu and select "Zoom In" to make it larger, or "Zoom Out" to make it smaller.

Zoom in/out a chart from the menu Zoom in/out a chart from the menu

Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar

In the toolbar, click "Zoom In" to make it larger, or "Zoom Out" to make it smaller.

Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar
point Six zoom levels

The zoom-in/out buttons on the chart can be clicked up to five times. In other words, you can switch between six zoom levels. At the smallest scale, you can display approximately five and a half years of daily data, which is useful for long-term analysis.

Step 2

The chart will be zoomed in/out.

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point Maximize/minimize a window

To maximize a chart window, click the "Maximize" icon in the top right corner of the chart; to minimize it, click the "Minimize" icon next to it. When maximized, only the chart you choose will be displayed; when minimized, the chart will be hidden. To reopen the minimized chart, click its symbol below the chart area.

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Step 1

Zoom is available from the menu or toolbar.

Zoom in/out a chart from the menu

Click "Charts" in the menu and select "Zoom In" to make it larger, or "Zoom Out" to make it smaller.

Zoom in/out a chart from the menu Zoom in/out a chart from the menu

Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar

In the toolbar, click "Zoom In" to make it larger, or "Zoom Out" to make it smaller.

Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar Zoom in/out a chart from the toolbar
point Six zoom levels

The zoom-in/out buttons on the chart can be clicked up to five times. In other words, you can switch between six zoom levels. At the smallest scale, you can display approximately five and a half years of daily data, which is useful for long-term analysis.

Step 2

The chart will be zoomed in/out.

The chart will be zoomed in/out The chart will be zoomed in/out
point Maximize/minimize a window

To maximize a chart window, click the "Maximize" icon in the top right corner of the chart; to minimize it, click the "Minimize" icon next to it.

Maximize/minimize a chart window Maximize/minimize a chart window

Date

Created

 : 2022.07.13

Update

Last updated

 : 2024.03.30

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

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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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