 | 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. |
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| If you used the default settings for your installation, browse to the "C:\MasterDATA\PriceFiles\Daily\" directory. |
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| Select and open the symbol "SPY". |
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| Using the "Apply a Template To an Open Chart" method of applying a template discussed on the previous page, apply the following four templates (please make sure "Replace existing chart" is unchecked):- _MovingAverages.mwt
- _NewHighLow.mwt
- _Uptrends.mwt
- _McClellanOsc.mwt
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| You now should have five charts open. The original chart plus the four new charts displaying the above templates. Close the original chart. You now should have four charts open. |
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| Click on "File", then "New", and then "Layout". |
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| In the "Layout" dialog window that appears, click on the "Add All" button. Click on the "OK" button. |
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| While you have created a Layout, it is only in memory. Save the new Layout by clicking on "File", then "Save As". In the "Save As" dialog window browse to the directory you wish to save your Layouts. We suggest saving your own Layouts in a separate directory. For Layouts created using the MasterDATA Composite Plug-in formulas you may wish to save them in the "C:\MasterDATA\Layouts\" directory. |
| Whenever you wish to use the four charts you just created, you can recreate them or simply open this new Layout. |
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| Click on "Tools" and then "Options". In the "Application Properties" dialog window that appears, click on the "Chart Options" tab. In the "Change Security" section, if you select "Use chart as template" and check "Change all charts in a layout" you can cycle through MasterDATA's compiled indexes and ETFs. All four charts will reflect the newly cycled symbol. |
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| Additionally, when you create layouts that you will use frequently, consider adding a custom "Toolbar button" for those layouts. Follow the same steps as previously described on the "Apply a Template To a Chart" page under the "Create a Custom Toolbar Button To Apply a Template" section. |
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