ScanExpert Viewer Toolbar

The ScanExpert Viewer toolbar contains 9 buttons.

Exit: (Menu Shortcut: File/Exit) Click on the Exit button to close the ScanExpert Viewer.

Note: You cannot shut down ScanExpert while a session is running. You must first stop the active session by clicking on the Halt button on the toolbar.

Configuration: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Configuration Mgr) Click on the Configuration button to open the Configuration Manager where you can select a script as well as the portfolio of securities that will be used to drive the Grid. The Configuration button is only active when no session is running.

Launch Wizard: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Launch Wizard) Click on the Wizard button to launch the ScanExpert Wizard application. The ScanExpert Wizard is a quick way to create the scripts used in conjunction with the ScanExpert Viewer. The Wizard is also used to create user-defined conditions as well as global alerts.

Launch Editor: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Launch Editor) Click on the Editor button to launch the ScanExpert Editor application. The ScanExpert Editor is used to primarily to make changes to existing ScanExpert scripts but can also be used to edit or create study formulas, or to create ScanExpert scripts from scratch.

Grid Options: Click on the Options button to call up the Grid Options menu, with the following selections:

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Grid Options menu

•	Enable Audible Alerts: Check this option to turn on audible alerts in the Grid. Uncheck this option to disable audible alerts in the Grid.

•	Enable Visual Alerts: Check this option to turn on visual alerts in the Grid. Uncheck this option to disable visual alerts in the Grid. (see Viewing Alerts for more information on the Alert Dialog).

Note: Filters have their own alerts system and Filter alerts are independent of Grid (global) alerts. The Audible Alerts and Visual Alerts options in the Grid Options menu only apply to any global alerts that may be defined in your script. However the Alert Dialog used in both cases is the same.

•	Horiz Grid Lines: Check this option to display horizontal lines in the grid. Uncheck to remove horizontal lines in the grid.

•	Vert Grid Lines: Check this option to display vertical lines in the grid. Uncheck to remove vertical lines in the grid.

•	Grid Type: There are 4 options you can select from to change the visual appearance of the ScanExpert grid.

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Grid Update Priority: Click on this option to call up the Adjust Update Priority dialog where you can set the data update priority. Select from Lowest, Lower, Normal, Higher and Highest. The actual speed of updates is dependent upon how many securities you are monitoring as well as the complexity of the script you have loaded. In general, the higher the setting, the higher the cpu utilization and the fewer resources available for other programs running on your computer. Unless you are running ScanExpert sessions on very small baskets of securities, it is recommended that you leave this setting at its default value of Normal.

GridOptions_PriorityDialog

Update Priority dialog

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Set Grid Fonts/Colors: Click on this option to call up the Grid Fonts/Colors dialog where you can set the default grid colors. Options are provided for Background Color, Highlight Color, Fixed Row Color, Fixed Row Font, Fixed Column Font, Regular Cell Font, and Selected Cell Font. You can also toggle highlighting on/off.

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Fonts/Colors dialog

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Grid Transparency: Click on this option to call up the Adjust Transparency dialog. If desired, the grid can be configured as a "see-through" object so that you can still see and read windows that happen to be behind the main grid. A slider is provided where you can select a transparency setting from opaque to clear.

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Grid transparency dialog

•	Unhide Alert Window: Click on this option to bring the ScanExpert Alert Dialog to the forefront (if alert messages are present). See Viewing Alerts for more information.

Sort Toggle: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Sort) Click on the Sort button to toggle the Auto-Sort feature on and off. The Auto-Sort feature is only available when the Viewer is running a session. To the right of the Sort button there is a drop-down menu.

Click on the Adjust Sort Frequency option in this drop-down menu to call up the Adjust Sort Frequency dialog where you can increase or decrease the sorting interval. The default sort interval can be set in the Options page in the Configuration Manager.

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Sort frequency dialog

Filters: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Filters) Click on the Filter button to launch the Filter Specifications dialog. The Filters button is only active when a session is running. For more information on how to create and use Filters, please select the ScanExpert Filters topic.

Halt: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Halt) Click on the Halt button to pause a ScanExpert session in progress. When the Halt button is pressed, incoming data will no longer be processed and the grid will be cleared. The Halt button is only active when a session is running.

Start: (Menu Shortcut: Grid/Start) Click on the Start button to begin processing a script. You can use the Configuration Manager to select a script and a portfolio of securities, or you can just click on the Start button to use the same script and portfolio that was used the last time you ran ScanExpert. The Start button is only active when a session is not already running.