Customize timeframe toolbar

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On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can customize the timeframe displayed on the toolbar. You can add frequently used timeframes on the toolbar to toggle between different timeframes with a single click.

There are 9 different timeframes in MT4, and 21 in MT5.

MT4	M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1, W1, MN
MT5	M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M10, M12, M15, M20, M30, H1, H2, H3, H4, H6, H8, H12, D1, W1, MN

Here we will look at how to change the chart timeframe on MT4/MT5.

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

Step 1

Right-click on the timeframe toolbar.

4 toolbars: Standard, Charts, Line Studies, and Timeframes

There are four types of toolbars on MT4: Standard, Charts, Line Studies, and Timeframes. To customize toolbars, right-click on the toolbar. You can show or hide each button in the customizing toolbar or the entire toolbar by checking/unchecking.

Related article: Customize toolbar buttons

Step 2

Click "Customize" in the context menu.

Step 3

Open the customizing toolbar window.

To hide a timeframe from the toolbar

Choose a timeframe you wish to hide from the "Selected" list on the right and click "<- Remove".

To re-display a timeframe on the toolbar

Choose a timeframe you wish to show again from the "Available" list on the left and click "Insert ->".

To add or remove a separating line

To add a separating line, select the line in "Available" and click "Insert ->". To remove a line, select the line in "Selected" and click "<- Remove".

What is a separating line?

A separating line is a line that appears next to the timeframe buttons on the toolbar. Place it between the minutes and hours or other positions you prefer to organize timeframe buttons.

To reset the toolbars to default settings

Click "Reset".

To rearrange the display order of the timeframes

Select a timeframe you wish to move in the "Selected" list and click "Up" or "Down" to adjust its position.

Set the default timeframe

By default, a new chart is on the 1-hour timeframe. There is no way to edit the default timeframe or change the timeframes for all charts at once. Instead, you can save your preferred timeframe and other chart settings as a template called "default", which will always be applied to new charts.

Related article: Save, apply, and remove template

Step 1

Right-click on the timeframe toolbar.

Related article: Customize toolbar buttons

3 toolbars: Standard, Line Studies, and Timeframes

There are three types of toolbars on MT5: Standard, Line Studies, and Timeframes. To customize toolbars, you need to work on each toolbar.

Related article: Customize toolbar buttons

Step 2

Click "Customize" in the context menu.

Step 3

Open the customize toolbar window. The "Available buttons" on your left side shows buttons not displayed on the timeframe toolbar. The "Selected buttons" on your right shows buttons that are currently being displayed on the timeframe toolbar.

To add a timeframe to the toolbar

Select a timeframe you wish to add to the toolbar in the "Available buttons" and click "Insert ->".

To remove a timeframe from the toolbar

Select a timeframe you wish to remove from the toolbar in the "Selected buttons" and click "<- Remove".

To add or remove a separating line

To add a separating line, select the line in the "Available buttons" and click "Insert ->". To remove a line, select the line in the "Selected buttons" and click "<- Remove".

What is a separating line?

A separating line is a line that appears next to the timeframe buttons on the toolbar. Place it between the minutes and hours or other positions you prefer to organize timeframe buttons.