You can add blank space to the right of the last plotted bar, for example to make room for drawing objects that extend into the future. You can either choose a number of "future bars" or extend the time scale until a certain date.

If you want to also adapt the blank space between the time series and the top and bottom of a chart pane, you have to set the pane margins. See Creating and Organizing Chart Panes for details.

To extend the time line to the future by a number of bars

▪       Right-click on the chart and select Extend time line > Set extend time.

▪       In the Extend time dialog, select the option Number of bars.

▪       Enter the number of (empty) bars that you want to add to the right of the last bar.

▪       Click OK. The time scale of the chart will be extended to the future to accommodate for the number of bars that you have entered. For example, if you choose 10 future bars in a daily chart, the time line is extended for ten days into the future.

Note             You can also extend the time line of a chart by changing the Extended Time Region settings on the option sheet Time Region in the Chart Properties dialog. See also Changing the Amount of Data Displayed in the Chart.

To extend the time line to the future until a certain date / time

▪       Right-click on the chart and select Extend time line > Set extend time.

▪       In the Extend time dialog, select the option Extend to time.

▪       To choose a date from the calendar, click on the arrow next to the date, or type the date into the fields.

▪       To choose a time, click on the element of the time field that you want to change (hours, minutes or seconds). Then, change it with the arrows on the right, or type the new time into the field.

Note             The time field is only available in intraday charts.

▪       Click OK. The time scale of the chart will be extended to the future until the date / time that you have entered.

To extend the time line to the future with drag and drop

▪       Click on the Free Hand icon on the Drawing toolbar:

▪       The mouse pointer changes:

▪       Click on the chart, hold the mouse button down and drag the chart to the left. The time line is extended to the future according to the amount that you have dragged the chart.

Note             The Free Hand tool will stay active as long as you do not use another tool. To deactivate it, click on another tool icon, or press the Esc key on your keyboard. When you save a chart while the Free Hand tool is active, this setting will be saved as well.

To remove the extended time line

▪       Right-click on the chart and select Extend time line > Remove extend time.

To reset the chart to its defaults (zooming, scaling and margins)

▪       Click the Data View button  and choose Chart reset.