You can change the font of the pane header and its background. The background of a header can not only have a single color, but can also display a gradient between two colors. You can also use a transparent header. If you want to display additional data in the header, for example Close values or Volume, you can select what data should be displayed in every pane header.

Each chart pane can have a different font and color for its header.

To change the font used in a header

▪       Right-click on the chart pane and select Properties.

▪       On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the chart pane, and then Header. For example: Pane 1 > Header.

▪       On the right side of the dialog, adapt the default settings to your needs.

▪       You can see a preview of your settings in the Sample window at the bottom of the dialog.

Control

Description

Font

Type of font used for the header

Font Size

Size of the font used for the header

Foreground

Color of the header text

This setting only applies to study names in the header of a chart. The color of time series data in the header is determined by the first interval color for the time series, used also for color-coding time intervals. If you want to define a custom color for the time series data of the header, check the option Custom header color at the bottom of the option sheet Line Style. See Color-Coding Price Relations, Intervals or Trends.

Bold

Check to use a bold style for the header

Italic

Check to use an italic style for the header

To change the background colors of a header

▪       Right-click on the chart pane and select Properties.

▪       On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the chart pane, and then Header > Fill Type. For example: Pane 1 > Header > Fill Type.

▪       On the right side of the dialog, choose the colors and fill type for the header:

Solid fill

The header is thoroughly colored with a single Color.

Vertical fill

The header is colored using a vertical gradient starting with the First color (this is equal to the Color on solid fills) and ending with the Second color.

Horizontal fill

The header is colored using a horizontal gradient starting with the First color (this is equal to the Color on solid fills) and ending with the Second color.

Note             Vertical and horizontal fills cannot be applied to transparent headers (see below).

To make the header transparent

▪       In the Chart Properties dialog, click the name of the chart pane, for example Pane 1.

▪       Select the option Use Transparent Header. See Changing the Background Color of a Pane.

To set the header transparency

Note             This setting applies to transparent headers in all chart panes.

▪       Right-click on the chart pane and select Properties.

▪       On the left side of the dialog, select General > Misc.

▪       On the right side of the dialog, drag the Headers transparency control to the right to increase transparency, or to the left to decrease transparency.

To change the data displayed in the header

▪       Right-click on the chart pane and select Properties.

▪       On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the chart pane, and then Header > Data. For example: Pane 1 > Header > Data.

▪       On the right side of the dialog, select all data fields that you want to display in the header. You can use the buttons Select All or Unselect All to select or unselect all data fields at once.