# Shortcuts for Drawing Tools

**URL:** <https://community.tradovate.com/t/shortcuts-for-drawing-tools/101>\
**Category:** Trader Desktop\
**Tags:** planned\
**Created:** [May 14, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/shortcuts-for-drawing-tools/101 "2020-05-14T14:19:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tolliver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Tolliver](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Tolliver)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/shortcuts-for-drawing-tools/101/1 "2020-05-14T14:19:48Z")

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It would be fantastic if the simple drawing tools (line, horizontal line, etc.) could be linked to a keyboard shortcut or a type of macro.

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**Author:** ![BWeis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.tradovate.com/bweis/32/27_2.png) [@BWeis](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BWeis)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/shortcuts-for-drawing-tools/101/2 "2020-07-02T20:06:22Z")

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Please follow this post doe updates on this request:

> [@Additional Hot Keys](https://community.tradovate.com/t/additional-hot-keys/204):
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> I am trying to keep these requests reasonable and hopefully relatively easy. I would find additional Hotkeys useful I would like to see them for: Autofit Chart Last Bar On Chart Toggle Data Box On.Off Toggle Crosshairs On/Off Hotkey for Line Tool, Box Tool, etc. Thanks for allowing us some input nerd_face Donovan

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**Author:** ![BWeis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.tradovate.com/bweis/32/27_2.png) [@BWeis](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BWeis)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/shortcuts-for-drawing-tools/101/3 "2020-07-02T20:07:00Z")

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