> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://takeprofit.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Drawing Tools

> Every drawing tool on the TakeProfit chart, grouped by the job it does: trend lines, Fibonacci, patterns, trade plans, shapes, and notes, plus snapping, sync, and shortcuts.

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  <span className="tp-hero-badge">Drawing tools</span>

  <div className="tp-hero-title">
    Put your analysis <span className="tp-hero-accent">on the chart</span>
  </div>

  <p className="tp-hero-sub">Trend lines, Fibonacci levels, chart patterns, trade plans, and notes. Snap them to prices, sync them across charts, and reach most tools with a single shortcut.</p>

  <div className="tp-hero-actions">
    <a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Line-tools" className="tp-btn tp-btn-primary"><Icon icon="pen-swirl" size={14} /> Start with line tools</a>
    <a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Drawing-Tools-Keybord-Shortcuts" className="tp-btn"><Icon icon="keyboard" size={14} /> Keyboard shortcuts</a>
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## Pick a tool for the job

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  <Card title="Trends and levels" icon="chart-line" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Line-tools">
    **Line tools**: trend lines, rays, horizontal and vertical levels, parallel channels, and pitchforks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Retracements and targets" icon="percent" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Fibonacci-tools">
    **Fibonacci tools**: retracement, extension, speed resistance fan, and time zones.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Chart patterns" icon="draw-polygon" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Pattern-tools">
    **Pattern tools**: XABCD, Cypher, ABCD, Three Drives, Head and Shoulders, triangles, and Elliott waves.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Trade plans and ranges" icon="ruler-combined" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Measurement-tools">
    **Measurement tools**: the Long & Short position planner, price and date ranges, Fixed Range Volume Profile, and Anchored VWAP.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Zones and areas" icon="shapes" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Shapes">
    **Shapes**: rectangles, circles, triangles, ellipses, curves, and arcs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Notes and labels" icon="font" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Text-tools">
    **Text tools**: text, callouts, and price tags you can edit from the settings panel.
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  <Card title="Freehand marks" icon="highlighter" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Free-form-tools">
    **Freeform tools**: pen, highlighter, path, and polyline.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Layers and groups" icon="layer-group" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Object-tree">
    **Object Tree**: group, reorder, hide, and lock drawings and indicators from one list.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Drawing on mobile" icon="mobile-screen" href="/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/drawing-tools-mobile">
    **Touchpad mode**: precise anchor points on a small touch screen.
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## How drawing works

The same four moves apply to almost every tool. Each step links to the details.

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  <li className="tp-step">
    <span className="tp-step-num">Step 1 of 4</span>
    <div className="tp-step-title" role="heading" aria-level="3">Pick a tool</div>
    <p className="tp-step-text">Choose it in the drawing toolbar, or press its shortcut, such as Alt + T for a line.</p>

    <ul className="tp-step-links">
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Drawing-Tools-Keybord-Shortcuts">Keyboard shortcuts</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li className="tp-step">
    <span className="tp-step-num">Step 2 of 4</span>
    <div className="tp-step-title" role="heading" aria-level="3">Place the points</div>
    <p className="tp-step-text">Magnet mode snaps points to highs and lows. Hold Cmd/Ctrl to snap to every open, high, low, and close.</p>

    <ul className="tp-step-links">
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Utility-tools#magnet-mode">Magnet mode</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li className="tp-step">
    <span className="tp-step-num">Step 3 of 4</span>
    <div className="tp-step-title" role="heading" aria-level="3">Style it once</div>
    <p className="tp-step-text">Adjust lines, levels, and text in the drawing's settings, then save the look as a template or a favorite.</p>

    <ul className="tp-step-links">
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Utility-tools#favorites-tool">Favorites</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Text-tools#editing-text-from-the-settings-panel">Editing text in settings</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li className="tp-step">
    <span className="tp-step-num">Step 4 of 4</span>
    <div className="tp-step-title" role="heading" aria-level="3">Keep it in order</div>
    <p className="tp-step-text">Choose which charts show the drawing, lock what shouldn't move, and group drawings in the Object Tree.</p>

    <ul className="tp-step-links">
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Utility-tools#sync-tool">Sync tool</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Utility-tools#lock-tool">Lock tool</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://takeprofit.com/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Object-tree">Object Tree (Layers)</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ol>

## Where a drawing shows up

Every drawing has a sync level that decides which charts display it. Set it in the drawing's settings or in the [Object Tree](/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Object-tree).

| Sync level          | The drawing appears on                                                                     |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Local** (default) | Only the chart you drew it on                                                              |
| **Channel**         | Every chart in the same [linked channel](/docs/guide/getting-started/Widget-Hub#widget-linking) |
| **Workspace**       | Every chart in the current workspace                                                       |
| **Global**          | Every chart in every workspace                                                             |

Drawings also hold their place across timeframes: a level drawn on 1H sits at the same price on the daily. A chart you forked into a workspace as an unlinked widget counts as a separate chart, so raise the sync level if a Local drawing should appear there too.

## Shortcuts worth learning

| Tool                  | Shortcut            | Action                   | Shortcut                     |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| Line                  | **Alt + T**         | Measure                  | **Shift + M**                |
| Horizontal line       | **Alt + H**         | Hide all drawings        | **Cmd/Ctrl + H**             |
| Parallel channel      | **Alt + Shift + C** | Lock or unlock a drawing | **Cmd/Ctrl + L**             |
| Fibonacci retracement | **Alt + F**         | Clone a drawing          | **Cmd/Ctrl + drag**          |
| Long & Short position | **Alt + L**         | Strong magnet            | Hold **Cmd/Ctrl**            |
| Text                  | **Alt + Shift + T** | Snap to 45° and 90°      | Hold **Shift** while drawing |

[All shortcuts](/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/Drawing-Tools-Keybord-Shortcuts), grouped by tool.

## Good to know

* **Long & Short is a plan, not an order.** It simulates the entry, Take Profit, Stop Loss, and position size, but places nothing. To send a real order with TP/SL, see [Trading from the Chart](/docs/guide/trading/chart-trading).
* **Hiding isn't deleting.** **Cmd/Ctrl + H** hides every drawing and keeps your analysis intact.
* **Delete all drawings includes locked ones.** The option under the trash icon clears everything at once; **Ctrl + Z** brings it back.
* **Text lives inside drawings too.** Lines, circles, and rectangles carry a text box you can edit from the settings panel.
* **On a phone, drawing uses touchpad mode** instead of copying mouse behavior. See [Drawing Tools on Mobile](/docs/guide/platform/chart-widget/drawing-tools-mobile).