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Overview of Main Window

Overview of Main Window

Each new user should review the basic elements of the main TradeLog® window.   It will be difficult for new users to follow instructions in the Comprehensive User Guide effectively if they are not familiar with the window layout.

1 . Title Bar Title Bar

Title Bar

 

The Title Bar provides the following information:

  • The version of TradeLog® you are using (for example, TradeLog®).

  • The complete path of your data file on your hard drive "c\:documents and settings\user\mydocuments\tradelog"

  • The name of your data file - "2007 sample.tdf"

2 . Main Menu Bar Main Menu Bar

Main Menu Bar

 

Almost all of the functions outlined in the Comprehensive User Guide can be accessed by selecting the function from the appropriate Main Menu option.

3 . Toolbar Toolbar

Toolbar

 

The most commonly-used functions can be quickly accessed by clicking the appropriate button on the TradeLog® Toolbar.

4 . Profit/Loss Bar Profit/Loss Bar

Profit/Loss Bar

 

All data contained in the Profit/Loss Bar is based on records currently displayed in the grid. This Bar provides the following:

  • The number of shares and contracts open

  • The Total Profit or Loss for the records displayed

  • The Total Commission paid for the records displayed

  • The last date of the records displayed

  • The number of records being displayed

When the ALL button has been selected, the Profit/Loss Bar will display data based on all records in the data file.

5 . Grid Display Grid Display

Grid Display

 

The Grid is the main section where users are able to view and interact with their trade transactions.

  • All trades are matched and grouped by trade number (TrNum).   To help the user distinguish one group of trades from another, shading alternates between white and green.

  • The current record is indicated by an icon in the small gray box to the far left of the record.   The icon will look similar to a small triangle.

  • Columns can be resized by the user by positioning the mouse cursor over the line between the columns in the column header row, holding down the left mouse button and dragging the line to the desired location.

  • Records can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on any column header. For example, to sort by price in ascending order, click on the word Price in the column header once.   To sort in descending order, click on the word twice.

  • The scroll bar (at far right) can be used to scroll the display up or down.

     

Keyboard shortcuts also can be used to quickly scroll up or down as follows:

  • <Up Arrow> and <Down Arrow> keys move one record at a time.

  • <PageUp> and <PageDown> keys move one whole page at a time.

  • <Ctrl-End> moves to the very end of the file.

  • <Ctrl-Home> moves to the very beginning of the file.

 

Single records may be selected by single-left-clicking with your mouse on any cell in that record (row).   Double-left-clicking on any row will isolate the entire trade number in the grid.

6 . Status Bar Status Bar

Status Bar

 

The Status Bar is the bottom section of the main TradeLog® window.   This bar provides the following information:

  • Registration information - whether the software is fully registered or running in the trial mode.

  • Notification of a new software update - see Updating your Version for details.