Why does trading view not allow me to trade short position?

Hey guys...hope everyone is doing well today. So I have watched different videos on how to set up a short position on trading view and it let them do their trade but if I do it...it automatically thinks I am doing a long and then errors me out. Does anyone know why? Please help...lol. Is it because I am doing paper trade and not allowed to practice shorts? I dont understand...again, getting more frustrated than I want to be but hadn't found any information at all that helps me.

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