Right click somewhere on an open MasterDATA compiled index or ETF chart and then left click on "Apply Template".

In the "Apply Template" dialog window that opens, browse to the "C:\MasterDATA\Templates\" directory (this assumes that you installed to the default directories).

For this brief tutorial, select the template "_MovingAverages.mwt" and click on the "Open" button.  A three pane chart will open. 

• The top inner window displays a candlestick chart of the original base symbol from your original open chart.  Additionally, MasterDATA's Trend Channel Indicator is plotted showing its Upper Trend Channel (blue), Pivot (red) and Lower Trend Channel (blue).

• The middle window is a simple line plot (light blue) showing the percentage of components of the chart index or ETF symbol  trading above their 200 period moving average.

• Similarly, the bottom inner window are four simple line plots showing the percentage of components of the chart index or ETF symbol  trading above their 30 (blue), 18 (fuchsia), 9 (yellow) and 4 (lime) period moving averages.

In MetaStock, click on the (open) icon.  At the bottom of the "Open" dialog window that appears, make sure that "Smart Charts" is displayed in the "Files of type:" section.

If you used the default settings for your installation, browse to the "C:\MasterDATA\PriceFiles\Daily\" directory.

Before opening a chart, look at the top of the "Open" dialog window and click on "Options".  In the drop down menu that occurs, click on "Open with Template".

In the "Open with Template" dialog window that opens, browse to the "C:\MasterDATA\Templates\" directory (this assumes that you installed to the default directories).

Select the same template as above, "_MovingAverages.mwt", and click on the "Open" button. 

Select any composite symbol you wish to view and click on the "Open" button. 

A three pane chart will open using the "_MovingAverages.mwt" template as described in the previous example.

To display the custom toolbar, choose "Toolbars" from the View menu, then choose Custom (a check mark will appear when it is selected).

We will add a "Toolbar button" to the Custom toolbar.  Choose Toolbars from the View menu, then click on "Custom Toolbar Properties".  The "Custom Toolbar Properties" dialog window will appear.

Click on the "New" button in the right hand section of this dialog window.

Browse to the "C:\MasterDATA\Templates\" directory (this assumes that you installed to the default directories) and select the  "_MovingAverages.mwt" template.  Click on the "Open" button.  Then click on "Next".

Click on the icon you wish to appear on the custom toolbar for this template.  Modify the "screen tip" if you wish.  Then click on "Next".

Modify the "Status Bar prompt" if you wish.  Then click on "Finish".

When a MasterDATA compiled index or ETF chart is open, you can click on this button to apply the same template as in the two previous examples.

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