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== Adding a Symbol Root to Symbol Dictionary == | == Adding a Symbol Root to Symbol Dictionary == | ||
# Click '''Tools''' in the main menu and select '''Symbol Dictionary''', or click the '''Symbol Dictionary''' | # Open '''QuoteManager''' window | ||
#* see [[:Category:QuoteManager#Opening QuoteManager|how]] | |||
# Click '''Tools''' in the main menu and select '''Symbol Dictionary''', or click the '''Symbol Dictionary''' [[File:QM_Dictionary.png]] icon on the toolbar. | |||
# Click the '''Add''' button. The '''New – Edit Root Settings''' window will appear. | # Click the '''Add''' button. The '''New – Edit Root Settings''' window will appear. | ||
# Complete the '''Settings''' and '''Sessions''' sections on the form. | # Complete the '''Settings''' and '''Sessions''' sections on the form. | ||
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== Editing a Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary == | == Editing a Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary == | ||
# Click '''Tools''' in the main menu and select '''Symbol Dictionary''', or click the '''Symbol Dictionary''' | # Open '''QuoteManager''' window | ||
#* see [[:Category:QuoteManager#Opening QuoteManager|how]] | |||
# Click '''Tools''' in the main menu and select '''Symbol Dictionary''', or click the '''Symbol Dictionary''' [[File:QM_Dictionary.png]] icon on the toolbar. | |||
# Select the symbol root to edit. Click the '''Edit''' button. The Edit Root Settings window will appear. | # Select the symbol root to edit. Click the '''Edit''' button. The Edit Root Settings window will appear. | ||
# Edit the fields. | # Edit the fields. | ||
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== Using the Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary == | == Using the Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary == | ||
# Open '''QuoteManager''' window | |||
# Add a new symbol into QuoteManager. Make sure the new symbol's root is the same as the symbol root in Symbol Dictionary. See [[ | #* see [[:Category:QuoteManager#Opening QuoteManager|how]] | ||
# Open the Edit Symbol Window.<br>'''Opening Edit Symbol Window''' | # Add a new symbol into QuoteManager. Make sure the new symbol's root is the same as the symbol root in Symbol Dictionary. See [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]] for more information. | ||
# Open the Edit Symbol Window.<br>'''Opening Edit Symbol Window:''' | |||
## Double-click the symbol in the symbol list, or | ## Double-click the symbol in the symbol list, or | ||
## Select the symbol in the symbol list, then select '''Symbol''' in the main menu and select '''Edit Symbol''', or | ## Select the symbol in the symbol list, then select '''Symbol''' in the main menu and select '''Edit Symbol''', or | ||
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# Select the '''Sessions''' tab in the Edit Symbol window. | # Select the '''Sessions''' tab in the Edit Symbol window. | ||
# In the '''Sessions Source''' section, select the '''Use Symbol Dictionary Sessions''' radio button to use the symbol root's sessions information in Symbol Dictionary. | # In the '''Sessions Source''' section, select the '''Use Symbol Dictionary Sessions''' radio button to use the symbol root's sessions information in Symbol Dictionary. | ||
== Copying a Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary == | |||
That is possible to clone an existing Symbol Root from one data provider's dictionary into the other one's. | |||
# Open '''QuoteManager''' window. | |||
#* see [[:Category:QuoteManager#Opening QuoteManager|how]] | |||
# Click '''Tools''' in the main menu and select '''Symbol Dictionary''', or click the '''Symbol Dictionary''' [[File:QM_Dictionary.png]] icon on the toolbar. | |||
# Select the data source you need. | |||
# Highlight the symbol root you need by a single left click over it. | |||
# Click the '''Copy to''' button. The data sources list will appear. | |||
# Select the target data source you need. '''Edit root settings''' window will appear. | |||
# Modify the '''Settings''' and '''Sessions''' sections on the form if required. | |||
# Click the '''OK''' button. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': Restart of all [[MultiCharts Processes]] is required to apply the changes in the Symbol Dictionary.</div> | |||
[[Category:Setting Symbols]] | [[Category:Setting Symbols]] | ||
