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<br>Symbols can be changed using either Command Line Toolbar or Format Symbol Window. | |||
== Changing Symbol Using the Command Line Toolbar == | |||
To learn more review [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /22-0100_CreatingChart.html name="1"; |Creating Charts Using the Command Line Toolbar]] | |||
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== Changing Symbol Using Format Symbol Window == | |||
Symbols can be selected either by the symbol name or by the security description. | |||
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=== Changing Symbol by Symbol Name === | |||
Only the symbols which have already been added to the Symbol List will be available. | |||
The 32 most common Futures symbols are pre-loaded into the Symbol List; all other symbols must be added by the user. | |||
<br><table class="DIVtabN"><td class="DIVtd" width=10em>Note:</td><td class="DIVtd"> | |||
To learn more see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /101_Symbol_List.html name="1"; |Adding Symbols to Symbol List]] | |||
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<br>To change a symbol by symbol name: | |||
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# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window. | |||
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=== Opening Format Symbol Window === | |||
# Select the '''Symbol''' tab. | |||
# Select a data source in the '''Data Source''' drop-down list box. | |||
# Click the '''Symbol/Description''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/controls/Symbol_hyperlink.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="47" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> selector and choose '''Symbol'''. | |||
# Enter all or part of the symbol name in the name/description combo box; as the name is entered, a dynamically filtered list of the available matching symbols and their descriptions will be displayed. | |||
# Select a symbol from the list of available symbols in '''All Symbols''' tab, or use the category tabs to list only a particular | |||
category of symbols; the list can be sorted by any column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header. If | |||
you can't find a symbol, see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /101_Symbol_List.html name="1"; |Adding Symbols to Symbol List]] | |||
# Double-click the symbol or click '''OK'''. | |||
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=== Changing Symbol by Security Description === | |||
Symbols can be selected by the security description as well as by the symbol name. | |||
<br>Only the symbols which have already been added to the Symbol List will be available. | |||
The 32 most common Futures symbols are pre-loaded into the Symbol List; all other symbols must be added by the user. | |||
<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: | |||
To learn more see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /101_Symbol_List.html name="1"; |Adding Symbols to Symbol List]] | |||
</td></table><br> | |||
<br>To change a symbol by security description: | |||
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# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window. | |||
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=== Opening Format Symbol Window === | |||
# Select the '''Symbol''' tab. | |||
# Select a data source in the '''Data Source''' drop-down list box. | |||
# Click the '''Symbol/Description''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/controls/Symbol_hyperlink.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="47" HSPACE="2"ALIGN="bottom"> selector and choose '''Description'''. | |||
# Enter all or part of the security description in the name/description combo box; as the description is entered, a dynamically | |||
filtered list of the available matching symbols and their descriptions will be displayed. | |||
# Select a symbol from the list of available symbols in '''All Symbols''' tab, or use the category tabs to list only a particular | |||
category of symbols; the list can be sorted by any column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header. If | |||
you can't find a symbol, see [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /101_Symbol_List.html name="1"; |Adding Symbols to Symbol List]]. | |||
# Double-click the symbol or click '''OK'''. | |||
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