TradeStation Help

Small Pointer

The Small pointer is the default pointer used to open and select menus, menu options, toolbar buttons, modify and move objects. It is also used to display DataTips and the Data Window in your charting application. You can also use the Small pointer to drag a data stream to the left or right or into another subgraph in your charting application as well as resize and move columns in grid applications. The Small pointer provides the same functionality as the Large pointer. The only difference between these pointers is their size. Also, the Large pointer is only available in charting.

  1. From the Menu bar, click Drawing > Small Pointer. You can also click the Small Pointer image\drawtool_pointer.gif icon on the toolbar.
  2. Click and hold down the mouse on the chart, and drag the small pointer. A DataTip appears for any point on the chart where you move your mouse. Information in the DataTip corresponds directly to the intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines extending from the Small Pointer.
  3. Release the mouse button and the DataTip disappears. To change pointers, select a different pointer from the Drawing menu or the toolbar. To have a vertical line remain on the chart at the last pointer location on charts, enable one of the Drawing > Pointer Tracking menu bar sequence. For more information, see Pointer Tracking Settings.