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HELP INDEX

Add a Chart Crop a Chart Expand a Chart Update a Chart Capture a Screen Export an Annotated Chart Zooming

Add an Annotation Hot Keys Copy Paste Annotation Delete Annotation Hiding Annotations Importing Annotations Chart Fu Call-out Diagram

 

ADD A CHART [ INDEX ]

Here are some handy ways to open a chart in Chart Fu:

• From the menu, choose "File/Open" and then browse for an image file or a ".chartfu" file if you have already saved an annotated chart with Chart Fu.
• Drag and drop an image or .chartfu file onto the Chart Fu shortcut.
• Drag and drop an image or .chartfu file into an empty Chart Fu window.
• Drag and drop an image directly from a web page onto a running instance of Chart Fu or the Chart Fu shortcut.
• Use "print screen" to take a snap-shot of a chart.  In Chart Fu, select "File / Paste from Clipboard" or press "Ctl+V" to paste the image.  Once pasted, from the menu choose "Canvas/Crop" to crop off unwanted content from the image.

 

CROP A CHART [ INDEX ]

• From the menu, select "Canvas/Crop".  Next, click and drag around the region of the chart that you wish to keep, the area around the selection you make will be cropped off the chart image.
• After making the selection, you can click and drag the edges of the selection to adjust the size of the area to be cropped.
• Finally, double-click within the selection to complete the crop.
• If you don't like the crop, from the menu, select "Canvas/Undo" to undo the cropping.

 

EXPAND A CHART [ INDEX ]

• To expand the canvas (i.e. add margins to the chart), from the menu, select "Canvas/Expand Canvas..." and choose the direction in which to expand.
• You can choose a single direction, for example "Right", to add a margin to the right.  To expand the canvas in all directions, choose "All Directions" from the menu.
• After expanding, you can crop to adjust the margin.
• If you don't like the result of the expansion, from the menu, select "Canvas/Undo" to undo the expansion.

When you expand a chart, the color of the expanded region defaults to white. To change the default canvas color:

• From the menu, select "Canvas/Expand Canvas.../Canvas Color" and choose the method of selecting the color.
• If you choose "Select Color from Palette", you can choose the color from a standard Windows color selection dialog box.
• If you choose "Select Color from Canvas", you can choose the color by clicking on it in the canvas / chart. A special cursor with a hovering "swatch" will display -- just move the cursor over the canvas until the desired color is displayed in the swatch, then mouse-click once.

 

UPDATE A CHART [ INDEX ]

• To update a chart, simply attempt to add a new chart image to an existing Chart Fu document (see HOW TO ADD A CHART).
• When the dialog box appears, from the list of options, choose "Update." The new chart image will replace the old.
• You can use the "Group" toolbar option to adjust the positioning of the annotations on the new chart if necessary.

 

CAPTURE A SCREEN [ INDEX ]

• From the File menu, choose "Screen Capture..."
• When the "Capture" window appears, resize and move the window over the area that you wish to capture.
• When you have the content you wish to capture seated within the window, press the green "Capture" button.
• If you have an annotation in progress when you Capture, you will be prompted to either create a new overlay, replace the current chart image, or start a new annotation.

 

EXPORT AN ANNOTATED CHART [ INDEX ]

After marking up a chart, you can export it to a "shareable" format by choosing from the menu, "File/Export As..." and selecting the desired format.  Here's a table describing the attributes of each format:

	Compression	Distortion	Number of Colors	Web Compatible
BMP	None	None	Unlimited	No
GIF	High	None if fewer than 256 colors	256 Maximum	Yes
JPEG	High	Medium	Unlimited	Yes
PNG	Medium	None	Unlimited	Yes
TIF	None	None	Unlimited	No
PDF	Medium	Medium	Unlimited	Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

NOTE:  Only visible annotations will be included in the export image.  See "Hiding Annotations" for details.

 

ZOOMING [ INDEX ]

• Zoom to Selection: Press "Alt" + Click-and-drag.
• Pan While Zoomed: Hold "Spacebar" + Click-and-drag.
• Zoom in or Out Quickly: Right-click and choose zoom level.

 

ADD AN ANNOTATION [ INDEX ]

There are two ways to add annotations to a chart:

• From the menu, choose "Add Annotation" and select the type of annotation to add.  The new annotation will be added to the center of the viewing area.
• Click an annotation drawing tool from the toolbar on the left edge of the screen.  After choosing a tool, click and drag on the chart.  The annotation will be rendered within the area you select.  The following caveats apply to specific annotation types:
  
  • 3-Wave Elliot, 5-Wave Elliot and Double Bottoms.  When you start rendering, you must click each point of the annotation.  For example, for 5-wave Elliot Waves, after you've clicked six points, the annotation will auto-complete and fill in the 5 waves.
  • N-Wave Elliot.  Click as many points as you want, however, after the last point, you must right-click to complete the annotation.
  • Cups and Fibonacci.  Click, hold, and drag a "box" over there area where the annotation should be rendered.  When you release the mouse button, the rectangle bounding area will turn into the appropriate annotation.

 

HOT KEYS FOR RENDERING ANNOTATIONS [ INDEX ]

• L = Trend Line
• F = Fibonacci
• U = Cup
• W = Double-bottom
• 5 = 5-wave Elliot
• 3 = 3-wave Elliot
• E = N-wave Elliot
• T = Triangle
• O = Call Out
• A = Arrow
• C = Circle
• B = Box
• G = Group

 

How To Use HotKeys:
To use the Hot Keys, simply press the hotkey. The corresponding icon on the left-hand menu will highlight to indicate the selected annotation. Then simply use the mouse to create the annotation as if you’d selected it from the menu. NOTE: Hotkeys are only active when there is an image in the Chart Fu window. Hotkeys are not active if a text edit is in progress.

 

COPY / PASTE ANNOTATION [ INDEX ]

• Click an annotation and press "Ctl+C" to copy. Press "Ctl+V" to paste.
• Right-click an annotation and choose "Replicate."

 

DELETE ANNOTATION [ INDEX ]

• Click an annotation and press "Delete" key.
• Right-click annotation and choose "Delete."

 

HIDING ANNOTATIONS [ INDEX ]

• To hide an annotation by type, from the menu, choose "View/Hide Annotations" and then select the type to hide (i.e. "Hide Circles").
• To reveal hidden annotations of a specific type, select "View/Hide Annotations" and then select the type to reveal (i.e. "Show Circles").
• You can hide an individual annotation by right-clicking on the annotation and choosing "Hide" from the context menu.
• To reveal a hidden annotation, from the main menu, choose "View/Hide Annotations" then select the type of annotation to reveal.  All hidden annotations of the selected type will be revealed.
• NOTE:  When you export a chart with annotations, only visible annotations will be included in the export file.

 

IMPORTING ANNOTATIONS [ INDEX ]

• With a chart / annotation in progress, from the File menu, choose "Import Annotations..."
• When the file dialog appears, browse for a Chart Fu file.
• Upon selecting a file, a warning will appear -- importing annotations from another Chart Fu file will replace the annotations in the current file.

 

CHART FU CALL-OUT DIAGRAM [ INDEX ]

 

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