In the course of using PPro8, you will most likely create a layout of your choosing. That is, your own arrangement of the PPro8 tool windows on the screen(s) that you prefer to use during the trading day—as well as their customized settings such as colors, fonts, columns, etc.

Every PPro8 tool window can be moved anywhere on the screen by simply clicking and dragging it by the title bar. Most can also be customized by right-clicking anywhere in the tool window and selecting the Customization Dialog menu item. You can create any layout you prefer, arranging the tool windows any way you like, and customizing the various visual elements as you prefer. Newer users can benefit from the default layout built into every client release. They can either use it as is or build on it, if they choose.

When a new PPro8 client is released, it’s important to upgrade to the new version as soon as possible. At the same time, it’s important to remember that the layout from the previous version is not automatically kept for each new PPro8 client install. As a result, most users will want to carry over their layout from the old version to the new one, instead of needing to re-create a layout from scratch each time.

To carry over a layout from a previous PPro8 client, you can push it to the Cloud using the Settings tool. With this new feature, it's no longer necessary to manually copy over or move xml layout files around.