# Preferences

In order to configure the required indicator, the user needs to open the \<Indicator name> preferences window. In order to open this window, simply click the label with the indicator name, which will be displayed in the upper left corner of the chart after adding the indicator. Preferences window contains the following tabs:

* Parameters – contains general indicator settings;
* Properties – contains plotting parameters and indicator line styles.

The following buttons are available in the Properties window:

* Set as default – saves the set indicator settings as default settings;
* Reset – offers two options namely, User defaults and Factory defaults. Depending on the option selected, the current settings will be reset to the user's or to the initial (factory);

### Parameters tab

* Is background checkbox – defines the layer of the indicator line, unchecked by default. If checked, then the indicator lines will be displayed under the main chart;
* Show indicator – allows to show/hide the required indicator;
* Specific indicator settings – considered in the context of individual indicators in the relevant articles.

### Properties

* Visible checkbox – determines the visibility of the indicator line;
* Line style – allows setting the line drawing characteristics: style, thickness, color;
* Time shift – determines the shift of indicator lines along the timeline by a specified number of minutes;
* Show line marker checkbox – determines the display of a label with the indicator value on the price scale.


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