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Sierra Chart users may want to run through various settings when getting setup. It’s impossible to cover everything in a shorter guide, so some common settings changes will be shown below.

Global Settings

Global Settings cover a majority key settings within Sierra Chart. It is critical when setting up Sierra Chart to run through most of the Global Settings.

By default, charts will use settings derived from Global Settings, but individual charts can use their own custom settings.

Official Sierra Chart Documentation

Global Settings Menu

To open Global Settings:

• SC Menu: Global Settings
• Adjust settings

General Settings

• SC Menu: Global Settings > General Settings

• Adjust as needed:

  • General Tab:
  • Chart update interval (chart refresh time in milliseconds)
  • Instances to Run on Startup: 2. (1 for trigger, 1 for slower charts)
  • GUI Tab (Outlined in the Charts guide)
  • Log Tab: Never Automatically Open Message Log… > Yes
  • Alerts tab: Choose default alert. Configure additional settings

  Graphics Settings Global

Adjust the default appearance and sizing of all chart graphs. More on this HERE. There are 3 tabs:

• Colors and Widths tab
  • Such as backgrounds, candlestick coloring, grids, etc
• Fonts tab
  • Such as Chart Text font/size/color
• Other tab
  • Raise or lower Candlestick Width as desired

Symbol Settings