=====Message Window=====

From time to time, messages appear in the PPro8 Message Window to alert traders of free entitlement promotions, market closes, news bulletins, and more. Messages appear in English and Chinese. Watch your Message Window for important information throughout the trading day.

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====Message History====
To see older messages, please:

  - Right click the Messages window
  - Select "Open Messages History

=== Message History Customization ===
You have the ability to customise the status message, to do so, please take the following steps:

1. Open the message history window as described above.

2. Right click on an empty space  to the right beside the columns. This will open the customization dialog box. 

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3. There are three tabs at the bottom of this dialog box, and they are:
    a. Colour
    b. Font
    c. Display
    
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== Colour ==
1. From the customization dialog box you can change the text, background, gridline colour, as well as the colour of the headers by selecting the colour swatches and selecting your preferred colour.

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2. Once you have selected the colours that you desire, press “Apply” to apply new colours, and then “Save as Default” to make this your default colour loadout. 

== Font ==
1. From the customization dialog box, select the Font tab at the bottom.
2. Next, from this view, press “Set Font.” The Select Font window will appear.

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3. From the Select Font window, please select your desired font, point size, and weight. 

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4. Once you have selected your preferred font and weight, please press “OK.”
5. Once you have selected the font and weight that you desire, press “Apply” to apply a new font, and then “Save as Default” to make this your default font loadout. 

== Display ==
1. From the customization dialog box, select the Display tab at the bottom.
2. From here you can turn the gridlines on and off by toggling the option in the dialog box.

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==== Component ====
 
Under Component section of the Messages Window the trader can see various messages pertaining to the system, such as:
Successful / failed Summary Window refresh.
Risk Team addition or removal of a Symbol Closed Order restriction.
 
==== Risk Timer ====
 
Under Region Asset and Risk Timer columns the trader can see any Closed Orders state triggered by either the PPro8 Risk System or the Risk Team intra-day reviews.