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Box Tool

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The Box tool enables you to draw square or rectangle shaped drawings on the chart. Select the Box tool in the Notation toolbar. Click where you would like to place the top-left corner of the box, hold down the mouse button and drag to the location of the bottom-right corner of the box. Release the mouse button to place.

Resizing the Rectangle

Select the rectangle drawing by clicking on it. The drawing is selected when boxes appear at the corners of the graphic. Click on one of the boxes and drag it to the desired length. Release the mouse button to place.

Moving the Rectangle

Select the rectangle drawing by clicking on it. Click on the drawing, not an end box, and drag it to the new location. Release the mouse button to place.

Deleting the Rectangle

Select the rectangle drawing by clicking on it. Press the Del (Delete) key on your keyboard. You can also right-click the line drawing and select "Delete" from the drop-down menu.

Preferences

Select the drawing by clicking on it. The properties will appear in the preferences section of your control panel.  Or you can right-click on a drawn box tool and select Properties.

Rectangle Pref1. Restore Settings: TNT Default will change your settings back to the original software settings. My Default will change current settings to your personalized default settings. Apply To All Charts will apply your selected settings on all open charts. Save As My Default will save your current personal settings.

2. Line: Choose the color, style, and thickness of the line surrounding the box.

3. Background: Change the fill color of the box.

4. Snap: Select this option to place a box corner directly on a price bar. You can snap to open, high, low, or close.