Here's the list of the hot keys available in MT4:
| ← | chart scrolling to the left |
| → | chart scrolling to the right |
| ↑ | fast chart scrolling to the left or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling up |
| ↓ | fast chart scrolling to the right or, if the scale is defined, chart scrolling down |
| Numpad 5 | restoring of automatic chart vertical scale after its being changed. If the scale was defined, this hot key will return the chart into the visible range |
| Page Up | fast chart scrolling to the left |
| Page Down | fast chart scrolling to the right |
| Home | move the chart to the start point |
| End | move the chart to the end point |
| - | chart zoom out |
| + | chart zoom in |
| Delete | delete all selected graphical objects |
| Backspace | delete the latest objects imposed into the chart window |
| Enter | open/close fast navigation window |
| Esc | close the dialog window |
| F1 | open the MetaTrader user guide |
| F2 | open the "History Center" window |
| F3 | open the "Global Variables" window |
| F4 | download MetaEditor |
| F5 | switch to the next profile |
| F6 | call the "Tester" window for testing the expert attached to the chart window |
| F7 | call the properties window of the expert attached to the chart window in order to change settings |
| F8 | call the chart setup window |
| F9 | call the "New Order" window |
| F10 | open the "Popup prices" window |
| F11 | enable/disable the full screen mode |
| F12 | move the chart by one bar to the left |
| Shift+F 12 | move the chart by one bar to the right |
| Shift+F5 | switch to the previous profile |
| Alt+1 | display the chart as a sequence of bars (transform into bar chart) |
| Alt+2 | display the chart as a sequence of candlesticks (transform into candlesticks) |
| Alt+3 | display the chart as a broken line (transform into line chart) |
| Alt+A | copy all test/optimization results into the clipboard |
| Alt+W | call the chart managing window |
| Alt+F4 | close the client terminal |
| Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+W | undo object deletion |
| Ctrl+A | arrange all indicator windows heights by default |
| Ctrl+B | call the 'Objects List" window |
| Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert | copy to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+E | enable/disable expert advisor |
| Ctrl+F | enable "Crosshair" |
| Ctrl+G | show/hide grid |
| Ctrl+H | show/hide OHLC line |
| Ctrl+l | call the 'Indicators List" window |
| Ctrl+L | show/hide volumes |
| Ctrl+P print the chart | print the chart |
| Ctrl+S | save the chart in a file having extensions: "CSV", "PRN", "НТM" |
| Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 | close the chart window |
| Ctrl+Y | show/hide period separators |
| Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace | undo the object deletion |
| Ctrl+D | open/close the "Data Window" |
| Ctrl+M | open/close the "Market Watch" window |
| Ctrt+N | open/close the "Navigator" window |
| Ctrl+O | open the "Setup" window |
| Ctrl+R | open/close the "Tester" window |
| Ctrl+T | open/close the "Terminal" window |
| Ctrl+F6 | activate the next chart window |
| Ctrl+F9 | open the "Terminal - Trade" window and switch the focus into it. After this, the trading activities can be managed with keyboard |
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