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Date/Time: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:34:24 +0000

Swapping the Shift and Ctrl Keys When Using the Chart Drawing Tools [Feature Request]

[2026-04-15 14:11:53] #1 [Go To First Post]
Deenius - Posts: 75
Hello, Currently, when using chart drawing tools, holding down the Ctrl key snaps to specific angles, while holding down the Shift key snaps to the OHLC prices of bars. In other popular programs, such as TradingView, NinjaTrader, Microsoft Paint, Adobe Illustrator, and many others, the Shift key is the standard for constraining/aligning to angles (typically 45° increments). Most users are already very accustomed to using Shift for this purpose across different software. Also, platforms like TradingView and NinjaTrader use the Ctrl key for snapping to OHLC bar prices. I would therefore like to request an option in the settings to swap the functions of the Shift and Ctrl keys for drawings, so that Shift would handle angle snapping and Ctrl would handle OHLC snapping. This small change would make the transition to Sierra Chart significantly smoother and more intuitive for many users coming from other platforms. Thank you for considering this request.

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