Saving your workspace on the MetaTrader 5 platform will allow users to save any current windows open, templates applied, or tools applied to be reopened for later use.
For demonstration purposes we will initially have a chart open with a white background applied and a DOM window open as well.
![MT5 Saving 1](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%201.png)
1. Navigate to the File menu in the top left corner of the platform window.
![MT5 Saving 2](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%202.png)
2. Profiles > Save as
![MT5 Saving 3](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%203.png)
3. Select a name for your new profile, we have selected Optimus Profile for ours. Once named, left click the Ok button.
![MT5 Saving 4](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%204.png)
4. By default your workspace will automatically be assigned to the new profile you have just created. To test if the method has been applied correctly, head back to the File > Profiles > Next.
This will change your workspace to the next profile in the list and adjust your workspace to a different layout.
![MT5 Saving 5](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%205.png)
5. Once the new profile has been assigned, head back to the Profiles tab and now select the profile you created. For our example we will be selecting Optimus Profile.
![MT5 Saving 6](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%206.png)
Now that Optimus Profile has been assigned, our workspace is now adjusted back to its previous state.
![MT5 Saving 7](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%207.png)
Users can also save templates that provide them with the ability to change specific aspects of charts. First users will need to change or apply a new feature to an existing chart.
For our example, we have applied a white background to the USDCAD,H1 chart.
![MT5 Saving 8](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%208.png)
1. To carry over the applied settings to a new chart, users will need to save them as a template. Right click a chart to open the context menu.
![MT5 Saving 9](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%209.png)
2. Navigate to Templates > Save Template…
![MT5 Saving 10](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%2010.png)
3. Select a name for your new template. We have selected White Theme.
4. Once named, left click Save.
![MT5 Saving 11](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%2011.png)
To demonstrate how templates work, we will now open a new chart associated with the EURUSD,H1 contract. By default, the charts background color is set to black.
![MT5 Saving 12](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%2012.png)
5. Apply a template by right clicking a chart > Templates > Selecting the template you created.
![MT5 Saving 13](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%2013.png)
Selecting our White Theme template automatically applies the template we created and changes the background color of our new chart to white.
![MT5 Saving 14](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/MT5%20Saving%2014.png)