ProphetCharts Tip

For those of you that use ProphetCharts, you are probably familiar with a particular behavior about drawn objects. That is, to draw something like a trendline or a retracement, you (a) choose the tool; (b) use it; (c) revert back to "pointer" mode so you can zoom in, point, etc.

This was a very deliberate decision when we were figuring out the user interface, but on occasion, some people want to draw several objects at once (like five trendlines), and it's bothersome and annoying to have to keep selecting the same tool repeatedly.

There is an easy way around this, though - - and I get this question a lot, so I know it would help at least a few people to mention it here. To make a tool selection "stick", just do the following:

(1) Go to the Chart Settings menu and choose Preferences

(2) The dialog box below will appear. Turn off the checkbox next to Revert to Pointer after drawing

Voila! From then on, any time you choose a tool, you will stick with that tool until such time as you choose something different (most probably the pointer). I imagine the vast majority of people would want to stick with the default (in which the checkbox is checked), but for you others, there ya go.