Paltalk: This is a G rated voice group intended for a General Audience including minors. Offensive language is not permitted. To speak, hold the ctrl key down. Welcome Msg: Receive support and training for Ensign Windows. Buffy_04364: voice check please Buffy_04364: did anyone speak? Buffy_04364: is anyone here?? Buffy_04364: :-) wlevicki: sorry looking at charts wlevicki: did not speak here Buffy_04364: I was afraid I was in one of those ghost rooms wlevicki: remember you saying that other dya Buffy_04364: voice check when someone can please Buffy_04364: thanks Buffy_04364: just want to make sure I can hear Buffy_04364: very good qatwo: hi kimball qatwo: fine john_83402: better wlevicki: good JZ Trader: goo JZ Trader: good bassano: good Buffy_04364: you can save this class Buffy_04364: to review later Buffy_04364: today we are going to be talking about quote pages Buffy_04364: we are going to cover all of the features you can do in a quote page Buffy_04364: Howard has gone out of town so Kimball with be doing the training Buffy_04364: file menu saves the class It will also be posted on the ensign site under FAQ Buffy_04364: if you want to follow along with ensign closs all windows so you have blank layout Buffy_04364: to open up a quote sheet in the top left corner we call that the button panel or button bar Buffy_04364: click on second button from left to open up a quote page Buffy_04364: you can also use the mouse and click on the file menu and select quotes Buffy_04364: quoe page will default to a custom default page Ira-1: you are cutting in and out Buffy_04364: kimball youare breaking up JZ Trader: Your cutting Buffy_04364: can not hear you at all JZ Trader: Your cutting out on us Kimbal Buffy_04364: can create your own custom quote pages Buffy_04364: all of the symbols you have put in will be listed on the left Buffy_04364: several columns are displayed also Buffy_04364: the top of the quote page has several buttons Buffy_04364: the first button is the add symbol button Buffy_04364: that is the second from the left Buffy_04364: if you want to add a new symbol to the quote page click on a row then click on add symbol button and a window will prompt you for new symbol Buffy_04364: click on the add symbol button type in ibm and press enter Buffy_04364: the ibm symbol would be inserted where you click Buffy_04364: the little entry window does not disappear automatically to enable you to add many symbols at one time Buffy_04364: without reopening window Buffy_04364: then click on ok button and that will close the window Buffy_04364: once symbols in quote page you can rearrange them Buffy_04364: symbols can be dragged and dropped to new row Buffy_04364: can also drag blank rows Buffy_04364: to seperate symbols Buffy_04364: just go to bottom and drag blank row up Buffy_04364: along the top of quote page are title for each column Buffy_04364: you can do same thing with columns if you want to rearrange them Buffy_04364: drag and drop them to new location Buffy_04364: columns will switch places Buffy_04364: several different price fields can be displayed across the top row Buffy_04364: if you want to change the contents of the column dbl click on the column title a window will open up Buffy_04364: and in the window it say select a column title and it gives you 4 rows of different columns that can be displayed Buffy_04364: not all will have data in them Buffy_04364: examples are strike price, futures wouldn't have data for pe ratio Buffy_04364: can not hear you Buffy_04364: yep bobh_1: Yes Buffy_04364: what I type is last I heard Buffy_04364: if you want to actually clear a column so the column is blanked out dbl click on title and select clear Buffy_04364: there will be nothing in the title or any information in the column Buffy_04364: you can use the blank rows and blank columns to customize your quote sheet Buffy_04364: missed it Buffy_04364: if you click your mouse on any symbol row you can click on delete row button or just press the delete key to remove symbols Buffy_04364: or any row Buffy_04364: you can also select delete row from quotes menu Buffy_04364: format button Buffy_04364: second button to right of add symbol button Buffy_04364: this will rearrange your quote page layout Buffy_04364: instead of symbols going down they will go across the top with the column heading on the side Buffy_04364: clicking on it again will make it go back to origninal way Buffy_04364: quote button Buffy_04364: select any symbol and clicking on it will open up a little window that is what we call a snap quote Buffy_04364: you can also enter different symbols in this window Buffy_04364: next button is the news button Buffy_04364: it will search through the news for any stories that have come in during the day for the selected symbol Buffy_04364: the news page will automatically come up and list all stories on the symbol Buffy_04364: quick way to find news on any symbol Buffy_04364: what button Buffy_04364: button button will hide all the buttons - a window will come up telling you to press escape to bring back your buttons Buffy_04364: you can also hide or bring them back by using the quote menue Buffy_04364: menu Buffy_04364: to the right of the buttons button there is a little drop down list it is blank so click on the arrow Buffy_04364: it will show you the list that is the same as if you dbl clicked on a column title Buffy_04364: all of the settings you make in the quote page will be remember. Buffy_04364: this is done by clicking on the close button Buffy_04364: you can adjust the column width by butting you mouse cursor on the line between two coumn heading Buffy_04364: drag this left or right to adjust the column Buffy_04364: width Buffy_04364: can also do same thing with the rows Buffy_04364: nope you can't Buffy_04364: the font size can also be adjusted Buffy_04364: if you wish to change this you need to go to the menu at top that says window Buffy_04364: window menu is for over active window Buffy_04364: window menu you can come downand select select window font Buffy_04364: this allows you to change size and color and type Buffy_04364: for example the default font is ms sans serif font Buffy_04364: this can be changed Buffy_04364: if you increase the font size when the quote page is refreshed the bigger font size will be there Buffy_04364: and the window resized Buffy_04364: on the bottom of the quote page there are two color boxes Buffy_04364: one is labeled up net and other is down Buffy_04364: these allow you to change the colors shown on the net colomn Buffy_04364: these are defaulted to red and green Buffy_04364: just click in the color box and a color dialog box with open with colors to choose from click ok Buffy_04364: new color will show Buffy_04364: same for down Buffy_04364: that color is also used to indicate if symbol is on the high or low for the day Buffy_04364: if on new high high column will turn green Buffy_04364: same for the low of day in the low column Buffy_04364: if you want to change the background color of the quote page you can use the window menu again Buffy_04364: one of the items is set the window color Buffy_04364: it will open a color dialog box for you to choose from click ok Buffy_04364: change will show Buffy_04364: now other features that aren't so obvious Buffy_04364: I use quote page to open charts Buffy_04364: 99% of the time click on symbol Buffy_04364: first way is to dbl click on symbol row Buffy_04364: this will open a chart Buffy_04364: ensign has a default time frame when you dbl click Buffy_04364: default is set for daily on kimballs Buffy_04364: however this can be changed Buffy_04364: by going to the setup menu and clicking on charts Buffy_04364: lost you! Buffy_04364: ok Buffy_04364: on the far right is the double-click quote box Buffy_04364: d is for daily Buffy_04364: w for weekly Buffy_04364: 1 will be a one minute chart Buffy_04364: if default is a tick chart use -10 that is minus 10 Buffy_04364: this will make each bar equal to ten ticks Buffy_04364: another way Buffy_04364: click on ibm one time then go up to the middle of screen there is a button with a T on it Buffy_04364: click on time frames button what will show 16 buttons Buffy_04364: each of the 16 buttons display a time frame and by clicking on any one a chart will open with that time frame Buffy_04364: the T D W and M can not be changed but all others can Buffy_04364: one of the changes just added is the set button that allows you to change the time frame from here instead of going to setup Buffy_04364: lost you again Buffy_04364: turn into entry boxes while you are looking at time frame button Buffy_04364: setting time frame from set up is no longer available Buffy_04364: lets say I want to open 3 charts different time frames Buffy_04364: click on ibm Buffy_04364: click on 1 Buffy_04364: opens one minute chart Buffy_04364: go to T again and click on 5 Buffy_04364: this opens 5 minute Buffy_04364: go to T again Buffy_04364: click on d Buffy_04364: this will open a daily chart Buffy_04364: now one thing you will realize you need to reclick on the ibm in between each chart Buffy_04364: if you do not it will just change the chart you are looking at that is in focus Buffy_04364: once you have a couple of charts opened up lets rearrange the window Buffy_04364: go to window menu and select tile vertical and that will align all of the windows Buffy_04364: so you can see them Buffy_04364: can also select cascade and horizontal Buffy_04364: when you have a couple of charts and quote page you need a way to browse charts Buffy_04364: assuming you have sever symbols on your quote page Buffy_04364: click on one of the charts Buffy_04364: and then press either the end key or the home key on your keyboard Buffy_04364: they should be near each other on most keyboards Buffy_04364: this allows you to tap on your end or home and make next symbol open up in your chart page Buffy_04364: next symbol down will open with end key Buffy_04364: next symbol up will open with the home key Buffy_04364: if you have opened 2 or 3 charts on your system you can group them together Buffy_04364: in the top left color square on you quote page Buffy_04364: this allows you to group windows together by the color grouping Buffy_04364: click in that color square bos Buffy_04364: select red color please Buffy_04364: click ok Buffy_04364: now the box in the upper left will be red Buffy_04364: then go to each of the charts and in the bottom first black box change the color to red Buffy_04364: the first box is the symbol grouping Buffy_04364: please do this to all charts Buffy_04364: now if you click on a chart and then use the home or end key all of the charts will now change to that symbol Buffy_04364: this allows you to put up 2 or 3 charts with different time frames - group them together with the quotes page and use the home and end keys to change the charts to another symbol all at the same time Buffy_04364: you can have more charts too Buffy_04364: just so that you are aware the color black means the window in independant Buffy_04364: means by default they are not grouped with anything Buffy_04364: if you put white in as a color, white is a wild card and will match with any color Buffy_04364: if you ten charts and 3 were red, 4 where white and 3 were yellow Buffy_04364: the white would change with either the red or yellow Buffy_04364: next topic is how to add new custom page Buffy_04364: just to right of custom button is entry box Buffy_04364: way to add new page is to type a new name in this box Buffy_04364: type in stocks Buffy_04364: then press enter Buffy_04364: there will be a brand new page named stocks you can add symbols to Buffy_04364: down the bottom of you quote page are tabs that represent custom quote pages you have created Buffy_04364: you can click on those tabs to quickly change the quote page Buffy_04364: one page could have currencies, another energies, stock, futures Buffy_04364: clicking on the tab will quickly change quote page Buffy_04364: if you are using esignal the symbol will be automattically entered Buffy_04364: if you want to delete a quote page Buffy_04364: you click on the tab at the bottom to bring it up Buffy_04364: two ways to delete Buffy_04364: easier way is to go to the quote menu and select delete custom quote page Buffy_04364: quote pages can have as many open as you want Buffy_04364: you can have a quote page for each monitor, all different quote pages Buffy_04364: ifyou were to open 4 of them they will all be the default but then you could customize each Buffy_04364: you can set alerts fromthe quote pages Buffy_04364: to set a price alert click on a price in any column Buffy_04364: for example Buffy_04364: ifyou want to select an alert for the high price of the day Buffy_04364: click in the high column then right click mouse Buffy_04364: pop up menu will appear Buffy_04364: one of the itmes is alert Buffy_04364: if you select alert you have a few more selections to choose from from the alert Buffy_04364: in review, click on a price - bid ask low - right click mouse select alerts menu and set parameters for the alert Buffy_04364: a couple of other items in the pop up Buffy_04364: please right click on a quote sheet Buffy_04364: rename a page is available Buffy_04364: just type the new name in the box that will appear Buffy_04364: a new item is the tickertape Buffy_04364: if you turn it on, the caption of your quote window will turn to a ticker tape Buffy_04364: if any symbol on that quote page has a trade it will appear on the ticker tape Buffy_04364: if you have an active market and a lot of symbols it can move quickly Buffy_04364: can hide it with the right click pop up window again if you choose Buffy_04364: another item in the popup is to hide the tabs Buffy_04364: at the bottom of page Buffy_04364: that gives you about as much screen realestate as possible with the quote page Buffy_04364: saving a quote page to an asci file Buffy_04364: if you have several symbols and you want to save to a text file to load into spread sheet or word proccessor Buffy_04364: right click on quote page and click on save to asci Buffy_04364: it will give you a few choices Buffy_04364: documentation will give you the format for each Buffy_04364: delimited with commas or columns seperated with spaces Buffy_04364: files are saved into ensig subdirectory and named after custom quote page Buffy_04364: txt is extention is text Buffy_04364: last item is dde link Buffy_04364: right click on quote page and select DDE line Buffy_04364: it will open an excel spread sheet if it is installed on your computer Buffy_04364: break the link by reselecting the DDE link to Excel Buffy_04364: Another item Howard would like mentioned. Buffy_04364: It is for traders with multiple monitors Buffy_04364: and ensign is on them all Buffy_04364: there can only be one monitor...... Buffy_04364: if you right click on a chart now, the popup menu will contain many new items tha tallow you to open studies, use draw tools, access objects window. Buffy_04364: these windows will appear right on the chart you are on Buffy_04364: the color dialog window will still open in the primary monitor Buffy_04364: this can not be changed Buffy_04364: but it is a lot easier with the additions to the popup menue Buffy_04364: Hope you have learned something new about the quote sheet today Buffy_04364: basically the buttons down at the bottomof quote page group you symbols by markets Buffy_04364: nasdaq will list nasdaq stocks on your computer Buffy_04364: mike is open for any questions you may have Roger Schelling: Kimball. Can we arrange the data the "Bar Data"? on a chart Buffy_04364: yes just drag and drop Buffy_04364: the bar data - click on the titles and drag left or right. information will switch jazzallnite: How do delete alarms set via the Quote page? Hot key? trader139: can you enlarge the bar data font @ 1600x1200 Buffy_04364: click on the word low, high etc Buffy_04364: not the number trader139: can you enlarge the bar data font w/o changing screen res trader139: i run 160x1200 trader139: 1600x 1200 jazzallnite: thnx.. Buffy_04364: right click on quote page and select alerts Buffy_04364: you can remove all, remove high and remove low from there Buffy_04364: roger is it working for you? Buffy_04364: you can not change the font in the bar data panel at all john_83402: great training Kimball hanksterr: can you move the date and Bar together on the left Buffy_04364: do not believe so Buffy_04364: date can not be dragged around Buffy_04364: sorry to hear that fikalaker Buffy_04364: it happened to me also one time so now I have a layout just for class Roger Schelling: Yea I can do it now Buffy thanks.......i wanted to get the date over to the left on intraday charts......but guess that won't work Buffy_04364: sorry it won't roger trader139: date/time on crosshairs would help where you cant see the date cuz cht is small Buffy_04364: NQoos you have a question? Hypo_8: QUick Akulam: when I sign on late with the market how come the data on the chart is missing for hte ime I was late? Orprepus: great class kimball - did howard post a ver with fix to chart posting feature? qatwo: thanks kimball Buffy_04364: you can use the session markers - it helps when date is missing Buffy_04364: akulam what TF is the chart? Akulam: 5 minutes Orprepus: image Buffy_04364: You need to check in setupmanager Buffy_04364: and see what your intra-day server is set for Orprepus: ctrl-j not working Buffy_04364: what does your says akulam Orprepus: great Buffy_04364: is it disabled by any chance? Orprepus: double great Akulam: I will experiment with intraday server Buffy_04364: If it is change it to 1 day and it should now pick up the time you were not on Buffy_04364: do not check preserve existing bars trader139: ensignsoftware.com john_83402: Akulam - what data feed - eSignal or DTN? Buffy_04364: you can change that server to as many days as need fixing then change to one day Buffy_04364: so true Kimbal updates are prompt with problems Akulam: I am getting the picture, next time I will give you progress report Buffy_04364: not to mention the great support available Akulam: DTN Orprepus: NQoos who is your datafeed provide Akulam: Iam sorry it is Esignal jazzallnite: product support is tops with Ensign! trader139: still have shadow lines on new vwersion Buffy_04364: try this trader 139 Hypo_8: Quickie: Buttons at top of quote page are sometimes: Add symbol/delete row/format/quote/news...........sometimes: buttons are Transfer/top100/format/ quote........can we select the buttons we prefer?? trader139: y john_83402: DTN cannot give you lost data - will only give you data when your computer is ONLINE Buffy_04364: click on desktop properties Buffy_04364: under effect Orprepus: me too on the big crosses - work around selecting for all charts Buffy_04364: make sure you do not have "show window contents while dragging" checked trader139: new version alarmed lots of my trendlines alerts goin off all day Akulam: Can I save this training class? trader139: just lettin yu know the little bugs Buffy_04364: I had major problems with it but the new version and that desktop adjutments that Kimball found has fixed them Buffy_04364: yes just click on file - save Orprepus: buffy where is that in windows? Buffy_04364: just right click on your desktop anywhere Buffy_04364: a window will come up Buffy_04364: click on properties Buffy_04364: click on effects tab Akulam: Thank You. This is the best support team I have come across. Buffy_04364: I thank you for finding that Kimball - it did help here alot when Howard told me about it Buffy_04364: fixed the "pieces" of lines left Orprepus: shoot already not checked Buffy_04364: unchecking this just has the border displayed when moving a window instead of the repainting the whole time you are moving it Buffy_04364: it will repaint after you drop it Buffy_04364: and you still have ghosts for the big cross Orprepus? Buffy_04364: across all charts Buffy_04364: ? Orprepus: y Buffy_04364: and you downloaded todays version too right? Buffy_04364: did they go away with the 8/3a upgrade? Orprepus: when I select all charts goes away, but cross on the three to four charts open now has a cross moving on it that drives me nuts Orprepus: y Buffy_04364: just the vertical line rogjt Orprepus: no I think both - will check Buffy_04364: I just unchecked all charts Buffy_04364: had to close it to take effect Buffy_04364: but only show one line now on one chart Orprepus: both vert & hor Buffy_04364: then unselect all charts Buffy_04364: and close it Buffy_04364: should then be only on one chart Buffy_04364: Kimball thank you for a great class - learned a lot as usual ensign_kimball: ok Orprepus: no same - and it is really bad image every thre four bars Buffy_04364: hmmm sounds like you are where I was - Howard should be able to figure it out Buffy_04364: cause it is fixed here now Buffy_04364: so hang in there Buffy_04364: :-) Orprepus: yes - we will go over it when he gets back Buffy_04364: oh really interesting kimball Orprepus: yes Orprepus: it is better Buffy_04364: no wonder it is so hard to fix Buffy_04364: not consistant ensign_kimball: Thank You Buffy for typing the Text today. Round of applause for you !!!! Buffy_04364: you welcome Buffy_04364: hope not too many spelling errors to fix! Orprepus: Kimball & Buffy - thanks for the class learn something new as always - chat with you tomorrow buffy - high five to you buffy & kimball Buffy_04364: *bow* Orprepus: bye going to play Buffy_04364: bye