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There’re three Three sizes are available for the tiles: small, medium and large. The size can be changed by right-clicking on a tile and selecting '''Set Tile Size'''.
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== Creating Forex Board Window ==
To open a new '''Forex Board window''':
* Go In the Main Menu go to File -> , select New -> and click Forex Board Window;* Choose Or choose Create New Forex Board Window in the Main toolbar.
In the '''Format Forex window''' specify the data source, broker, account, choose the symbol or several symbols, change their order and select “Use as Default” to save the settings as default for the selected currently used data feed.
If a broker profile is not connected, the tiles of the instruments will be grayed out indicating that trading is not possible.
It is possible to switch between the data providers once a Forex Board window is created. Switching to another data feed closes the existing set of instruments of the first the used data source and opens the set of symbols selected for the second another data source.
It’s not possible to add symbols from different data sources into one list as in the Scanner window.
To avoid the selection of instruments for the data feed each time a Forex Board window is created check the '''“Use as Default”''' checkbox in the lower part of the '''Format Forex window''' and the selected set of instruments for this data provider will be remembered saved for future.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">NOTE: The number of instruments that can be added to one Forex Board window is limited to 20.</div>
== Understanding Forex Board Window ==
The instruments in the Forex Board window are originally shown as '''tiles'''.
* High and Low of the day. Displayed in the lower left and right corners correspondingly. To enable/disable this feature right-click on a tile and check/uncheck '''Show Day High/Low'''.
* Spread. Shown in the small box between the Bid and Ask prices. To enable/disable right-click on a tile and check/uncheck '''Show Spread'''.
* Last Quote timeTime/Time since last quoteSince Last Quote. Interchangeable options that are shown in the upper right corner. To enable/disable right-click on a tile and check/uncheck '''Show Last Quote Time/Show Time Since Last Quote'''.
It’s also possible to swap the Buy and Sell buttons. To do that right-click on a tile and select '''Swap “Buy” and “Sell” Buttons'''.
The Spread can be shown in 1 or 10 pips. To set the appropriate representation right-click on any place of the Forex Board window and select '''Set Spread Unit As'''.
