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- | ======PPro8 Ticker====== | + | |
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- | The __[[ppro8_trading_platform_manuals|PPro8]]__ Ticker window displays data on a preset list of symbols. | + | |
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- | **Note:** to view values for symbols in the Ticker window, first set up a symbol list in the __[[symbollisteditor | Symbols List Editor]]__. | + | |
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- | =====Open a new Ticker window===== | + | |
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- | 1. On the PPro8 toolbar, click **Ticker**. | + | |
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- | 2. An empty **Ticker** window appears. | + | |
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- | =====Set the display mode for a Ticker window===== | + | |
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- | There are four different display modes available for the Ticker window: High / Low, Trade, Level 1, and Horizontal. Select an option to set the corresponding display mode. | + | |
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- | * High / Low: this mode shows new highs or lows on a list of symbols. When the High / Low mode is set, the Ticker window displays Symbol, Price, Change, and Time. | + | |
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- | * Trade: this mode shows all trades on the list of symbols being monitored, much like the __[[timeofsales | + | |
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- | * Level 1: this mode shows Level 1 data on a list of symbols. When the Level 1 mode is set, the Ticker window displays Symbol, Bid, Ask, Bid Size, and Ask Size. | + | |
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- | * Horizontal: this mode shows ticker information horizontally on a list of symbols. When the Horizontal mode is set, the Ticker window displays Symbol, Price, Tick, and Percentage Change. | + | |
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- | =====Ticker Window Customization===== | + | |
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- | To make changes to the Ticker window settings, right-click anywhere in the **Ticker** window to open the **Ticker Customization** window. This window displays five main tabs on the left: **High/ | + | |
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- | ====High/ | + | |
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- | Use the High/Low window to set the high/low settings for the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | * Click the **High/ | + | |
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- | The High/Low window contains three sub-tabs: Columns, Colors, and Sounds. | + | |
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- | ===Columns=== | + | |
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- | Use the Columns window to show or hide columns in High / Low mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Columns** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Columns** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Show a column in High / Low mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Click an item in the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the right arrow to move the item to the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column appears in the **Ticker** window. | + | |
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- | **Hide a column from High / Low mode** | + | |
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- | 1. In the **Columns** window, click an item in the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the left arrow to move the item to the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column is hidden from the **Ticker** window. | + | |
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- | ===Colors=== | + | |
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- | Use the Colors window to set the colors for the header and ticker in High / Low mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Colors** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Colors** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a color in High / Low mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Double-click the color box next to a feature, for example, **Header Background** under the **Header Color** heading. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Color Selector** window appears. Click a color, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 3. In the **Colors** window, click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The color is set. | + | |
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- | ===Sounds=== | + | |
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- | Use the Sounds window to enable sound effects for alerts when alert conditions are met. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Sounds** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Sounds** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a sound effect** | + | |
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- | 1. In the **Sounds** window, click the **New** button. | + | |
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- | 2. A table row appears. | + | |
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- | 3. Type a **Symbol**, click an **Alert Type**, click a **Condition**, | + | |
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- | 4. Click the (**...**) button, click a WAV sound file in the media folder, and then click **Open**. | + | |
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- | 5. Select the check box for the symbol, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 6. The alert sound effect is set. | + | |
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- | 7. To reset an alert, click the **Reset** button. | + | |
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- | ====Level 1==== | + | |
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- | Use the Level 1 window to show Level 1 data in the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | * Click the **Level 1** tab to open the **Level 1 window**. | + | |
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- | The Level 1 window contains three sub-tabs: Columns, Colors, and Sounds. | + | |
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- | ===Columns=== | + | |
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- | Use the Columns window to show or hide columns in Level 1 mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Columns** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Columns** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Show a column in Level 1 mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Click an item in the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the right arrow to move the item to the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column appears in the **Ticker** window. | + | |
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- | **Hide a column from Level 1 mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Click an item in the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the left arrow to move the item to the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column is hidden from the **Ticker** window. | + | |
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- | ===Colors=== | + | |
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- | Use the Colors window to set the colors for the header and ticker in Level 1 mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Colors** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Colors** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a color in Level 1 mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Double-click the color box next to a feature, for example, **L1 Bid** under the **Ticker color** heading. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Color Selector** window appears. Click a color, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 3. In the **Color** window, click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The color is set. | + | |
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- | ===Sounds=== | + | |
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- | Use the Sounds window to enable sound effects for alerts when alert conditions are met. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Sounds** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Sounds** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a sound effect** | + | |
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- | 1. In the **Sounds** window, click the **New** button. | + | |
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- | 2. A table row appears. | + | |
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- | 3. Type a **Symbol**, click an **Alert Type**, click a **Condition**, | + | |
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- | 4. Click the (**...**) button, click a WAV sound file in the media folder, and then click **Open**. | + | |
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- | 5. Select the check box for the symbol, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 6. The alert sound effect is set. | + | |
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- | 7. To reset an alert, click the **Reset** button. | + | |
- | ====Trade==== | + | |
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- | Use the Trade window to filter data, show columns, and set colors for the Ticker window’s Trade mode. | + | |
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- | * Click the **Trade** tab to open the **Trade** window. | + | |
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- | The Trade window contains three sub-tabs: Columns, Colors, and Sounds. | + | |
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- | ===Columns=== | + | |
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- | Use the Columns window to show or hide columns in Trade mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Columns** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Columns** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Show a column in Trade mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Click an item in the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the right arrow to move the item to the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column appears in the **Ticker** window. | + | |
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- | **Hide a column from Trade mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Click an item in the **Selected items** list. | + | |
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- | 2. Click the left arrow to move the item to the **Unselected items** list. | + | |
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- | 3. Click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 4. The column is hidden from the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | ===Colors=== | + | |
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- | Use the Colors window to set the colors for the header and ticker in Trade mode. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Colors** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Colors** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a color in Trade mode** | + | |
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- | 1. Double-click the color box next to a feature, for example, **Trade At Bid** under the **Ticker color** heading. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Color Selector** window appears. Click a color, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 3. In the **Color** window, click **Apply**, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | ===Sounds=== | + | |
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- | Use the Sounds window to enable sound effects for alerts when alert conditions are met. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Sounds** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Sounds** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a sound effect** | + | |
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- | 1. In the **Sounds** window, click the **New** button. | + | |
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- | 2. A table row appears. | + | |
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- | 4. Click the (**...**) button, click a WAV sound file in the media folder, and then click **Open**. | + | |
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- | 5. Select the check box for the symbol, and then click **OK**. | + | |
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- | 6. The alert sound effect is set. | + | |
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- | 7. To reset an alert, click the **Reset** button. | + | |
- | ====Common==== | + | |
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- | Use the Common window to set the common settings for the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | * Click the **Common** tab to open the **Common** window. | + | |
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- | The Common window contains four sub-tabs: Lines/Bars, Font, Symbol Lists, and Group Link. | + | |
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- | ===Lines/ | + | |
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- | Use the Lines/Bars window to show lines and bars in the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | **Show lines and bars** | + | |
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- | * Select or clear the check boxes next to the features to show or hide them from the ticker window. | + | |
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- | **Font** | + | |
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- | Use the Font window to set the overall font for the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Font** window appears. | + | |
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- | **Set a font for the Ticker Window** | + | |
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- | 1. Click **Set Font**. | + | |
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- | 2. The **Select Font** window appears. | + | |
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- | 3. Click the font, font style, size, effects, and writing system you want to set. | + | |
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- | **Symbol Lists** | + | |
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- | Use the Symbol Lists to show specific symbols. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Symbol Lists** sub-tab. | + | |
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- | **Show a symbol list** | + | |
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- | * Select or clear the check box next to the symbol list name to show or hide it from the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | **Note:** to view values for symbols in the Ticker window, first set up a symbol list in the __[[symbollisteditor | Symbols List Editor]]__. | + | |
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- | Use the Group Link option to link the Ticker window to other tools. | + | |
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- | 1. Click the **Group Link** sub-tab in the **Common** window. | + | |
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- | **Link the Ticker window to other windows** | + | |
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- | 1. Select the **Link window to group number** check box. | + | |
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- | 2. Type the number of the window you would like to link the **Ticker** window to. | + | |
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- | 4. After the link is applied, a symbol change in the **Ticker** window causes a change in the symbol | + | |
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- | =====Alignment Editor===== | + | |
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- | Use the Alignment Editor to align columns to the left, center, or right for the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | ====Align a column in the Ticker window==== | + | |
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- | 1. Right-click a column heading, such as **Symbol**, **Price**, or **Bid**, in the Ticker window. | + | |
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- | 3. In the Alignment section, click **Left**, **Center**, or **Right** to align the column left, center, or right. | + | |
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