Modify Options Dialog: General
The Modify Options Dialog allows you to modify default settings for the entire program. These settings are kept from session to session, so you do not need to modify them each time you start the program. The General page allows you to specify general options, such as startup behavior.
Specifying the Startup Behavior
The following options are available for setting what is displayed when the TradingSolutions program is started.
· Display Welcome Dialog
This option causes the Welcome Dialog to be displayed. This dialog contains options for viewing introductory demos, step-by-step tutorials, and suggestions for getting started. This is the default when TradingSolutions is first installed.
· Display Splash Screen Only
This option causes TradingSolutions to not display any dialogs after the initial splash screen.
Ä Note: This option is not available in the Evaluation version.
The charts and spreadsheets that were displayed when TradingSolutions was exited can be restored when the program is restarted. This is useful if you frequently look at the same charts and spreadsheets; however, it can take significantly longer for TradingSolutions to start since it must load all of the data associated with these views.
· Do Not Restore Open Charts/Spreadsheets
This option will cause TradingSolutions to not restore the open charts and spreadsheets when it is started.
· Request to Restore when Exiting Program
This option will cause TradingSolutions to ask whether it should save any open charts and spreadsheets when the program is being exited. If these views are saved, they will be restored when the program is restarted.
· Always Restore Open Charts/Spreadsheets
This option will cause TradingSolutions to always restore any charts and spreadsheets that were open when the program was exited.
Ä Note: Charts and spreadsheets are always saved when they are closed. This option only affects whether the most recent views are reopened when TradingSolutions is started.
Ä Note: Only one chart and one spreadsheet are saved for each data series. Therefore, this option will not restore multiple charts or multiple spreadsheets for one data series.
Displaying Data in the Portfolio View
The Portfolio View can be modified to display data in any of the following formats.
· Display Name Only
· Display Name (Symbol)
· Symbol - Display
· Symbol Only
The Display Name is typically the company name of a stock or the name of the index. However, it can be set to anything by modifying the settings on the data series. The Symbol is the ticker symbol used to identify the stock.
Handling Information Panels
As you grow more familiar with TradingSolutions, you may elect not to display certain pages that are purely informative. A good example of this type of page is the introductory pages in the field creation wizards. Many of those pages include an option to stop displaying that introductory page.
If you would like to hide all of these information pages, press the Hide All Information Panels button. This has the same effect as selecting to stop displaying each page individually.
To restore these information pages so that they are displayed, press the Restore Hidden Information Panels button. This will cause all of the information panels to be displayed until you select to hide them again.
What Do I Do Next?
When you are finished modifying the program options, press the OK button to use your changes or select another property page. If you would like to exit from this dialog without saving your changes, press the Cancel button.
Additional Property Pages
The Modify Options Dialog has the following property pages.
0 General
This page allows you to specify general options, such as startup behavior.
0 Charting
This page allows you to specify defaults used for the Chart View.
0 Sounds
This page allows you to specify the sounds to play when different events occur.
This page allows you to view and modify the default values used when creating new fields.
This page allows you to specify the default date range to use when analyzing for signals.
& For help using property pages, see the help for Property Pages.
How Did I Get Here?
The Modify Options Dialog appears when you select Options… from the Tools menu. The Modify Options Dialog: General page also appears when you select Change Startup Behavior from the Welcome Dialog.