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Changing Symbols

68 bytes removed, 16:09, 26 January 2012
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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]]</div>
<brdiv 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]]</div> To change a symbol by security description:<br><ol>
# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window.<br><span>{{FormatSymbol}}</span>
# 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.

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