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Symbol Dictionary for Futures

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== Adding a Symbol Root to 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''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/QM/10_SymbDictQM_Dictionary.png ]] icon on the toolbar.
# Click the '''Add''' button. The '''New – Edit Root Settings''' window will appear.
# Complete the '''Settings''' and '''Sessions''' sections on the form.
== Editing a Symbol Root in 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''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/QM/10_SymbDictQM_Dictionary.png ]] icon on the toolbar.
# Select the symbol root to edit. Click the '''Edit''' button. The Edit Root Settings window will appear.
# Edit the fields.
== Using the Symbol Root in Symbol Dictionary ==
# Open '''QuoteManager''' window#* see [[:Category:QuoteManager#Opening QuoteManager|how]]# Add a new symbol into QuoteManager. Make sure the new symbol's root is the same as the symbol root in Symbol Dictionary. See [[<span style="color: red;">'''LINK'''</span> /101_Symbol_List.html name="1"; 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
## Select the symbol in the symbol list, then select '''Symbol''' in the main menu and select '''Edit Symbol''', or
# 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.
 
 
== 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]]

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