There are at least three ways to apply a template to a
MetaStock Chart. The end result is the same for each.
Apply
a Template To an Open Chart
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\CSVPlug-in\Data\Templates\BySym"
directory (this assumes that you installed to the default
directories).
For this brief tutorial, select the
template "NewHighLow.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
plots the percentage of constituents experiencing one year
new highs (dark green)
/ lows (dark red)
and first day new highs (lime
green) / lows (red).
Finally, the
bottom inner window displays the sum total volume (lime
green) of each constituent of
the index / ETF plotted.
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\CSVPlug-in\Data\PxData"
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\CSVPlug-in\Data\Templates\BySym"
directory (this assumes that you installed to the default
directories).
Select the same template as above, "NewHighLow.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 "NewHighLow.mwt"
template as described in the previous example.
Create a
Custom Toolbar Button To Apply a Template
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\CSVPlug-in\Data\Templates\BySym\"
directory (this assumes that you installed to the default
directories) and select the "NewHighLow.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".
Your new Toolbar Button should appear on the MetaStock
Toolbar. along the bottom of the screen
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 above.
(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.
