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# Select appropriate tab in the '''Edit Symbol''' window opened.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: First tab name dynamically changes according to the symbol category set.</div>
# Set necessary properties.
=== Editing Properties of Several Symbols ===
It is possible to configure identical settings for several symbols. To do so:
# In '''QuoteManager''' select the necessary symbols (see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Selecting Symbol(s) in Symbol List|Selecting Symbol(s) in Symbol list]] section).
# Click '''Edit Symbol''' [[File:QM_Edit Symbol.png]] icon on the toolbar.
# Select appropriate tab in the '''Edit Symbol''' window opened.
# Set necessary properties.
or
# In '''QuoteManager''' select the necessary symbols (see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Selecting Symbol(s) in Symbol List|Selecting Symbol(s) in Symbol list]] section).
# Under menu select '''Symbol''' and click '''Edit Symbol...'''.
# Select appropriate tab in the '''Edit Symbol''' window opened.
# Set necessary properties.
or
# In '''QuoteManager''' select the necessary symbols, right-click on them and select '''Edit Symbol...'''.
# Select appropriate tab in the '''Edit Symbol''' window opened.
# Set necessary properties.
Multiple Symbols Editing window the following settings can be configured:
* In '''Settings''' tab symbol settings can be configured. Exchange & ECN's or custom settings can be selected.
* In '''Sessions''' tab sessions of the symbols can be set.
* In '''Common Information''' tab data source and symbols root for the selected instruments can be selected and specified.
== Editing a New Symbol Properties ==
|Category
|All
|Symbol name is the abbreviation of the underlying asset 's name i.e. ticker name. Symbol names may vary for different data source. The same underlying asset may have quite different symbol names for different datas data sources.
|-
|'''Symbol Root*'''
|Category
|All
|Symbol root is a the abbreviation of the underlyingasset' s name. The same underlying asset may have quite different symbol names for different datas data sources.
|-
|'''Description'''
'''Examples'''
<br>'''MinMove / PriceScale''' returns the smallest increment between trades.
<br>'''MinMove / PriceScale * BigPointValue''' returns the dollar currency value of the smallest change in price.
<div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">Tip: MultiCharts can display prices in both decimal and fractional format.</div>
|Settings
|All
|The maximum price movement allowed during a session (currently is not used in has been removed from MultiCharts).
|-
|'''Min. Movement'''
<br>'''Examples'''
<br>MinMove / PriceScale returns the smallest increment between trades.
<bt>MinMove / PriceScale * BigPointValue returns the dollar currency value of the smallest change in price.
|-
|'''Big Point Value'''
|Settings
|All
|The dollar currency value represented by a full point of price movement. In the case of stocks, the Big Point Value is usually 1, in that 1 point of movement represents 1 dollarcurrency, however it may vary. For example, the Big Point Value for the S&P Futures is 250, where 1 point of price movement represents 250 dollarsof the selected currency. The Big Point Value for a stock such as JDSU is 1, where 1 point of movement represents 1 dollarof the selected currency.
|-
|'''Session setting'''