# Appearance Settings
## How to Change Chart Appearance
If you want your charts to look like E5 Trading's charts, perform the adjustments in this section.
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All of the appearance adjustments in this section are personal preference only and do not impact the functionality of the E5 Trading indicator suite.
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The main adjustments made in this section are:
* **Eliminate indicator** values to the right of each indicator's name; this is superfluous information on the chart that can be distracting.
* **Set background to jet black;** E5 Trading prefers a jet black background to help the candles and signals "pop" off the chart.
* **Eliminate horizontal and vertical grid lines** to help the candles and signals "pop".
To make the above changes, right-click on any *TradingView* chart and select **Settings** from the pop-up menu:
Menu: Settings
* Navigate to the **Status line** menu.
* **\[A]** Select **Status Line**.
* **\[B]** Toggle OFF **Indicator values**.
* **\[C]** Select **Appearance**.
* **\[D]** Select the **Background** and change from Gradient to Solid. Select **BLACK** as shown.
* **\[E]** Select the **Vertical grid lines** color and change from **Gradient** to **Solid**. Select **BLACK** as shown; change the **Opacity** to **0%**.
* **\[F]** Select the **Horz grid lines color** and change from **Gradient to Solid**. Select **BLACK** as shown; change the **Opacity to 0% and press Ok.**
Menu: Chart settings - Horizontal and Vertical grid lines
Once appearance settings are optimized, save them as a template to avoid repeating all of these steps in the future.
* **\[G]** Click **Template.**
* **\[H]** Click **Save as...**
* **\[I]** Enter the **Theme name.** For example, "E5 Trading Dark".
Menu: Chart Settings -> Symbol -> Template -> Save as... -> Save Theme As
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