Creating an Alert Condition
An alert will visually and audibly notify you when your Keyword has been found within a news headline.
Alerts can be defined by:
• | Filtered on a specific instrument list |
• | Filtered on a specified set of news providers |
To create an alert condition within the News window:
1. | Right mouse click in the upper left hand corner of the News window |
3. | Set the alert properties and conditions (see the "Alert Window" sub-section below) |
4. | Press the OK button and check the alert to activate it. |
Alert Window
The Alert window can be opened by right mouse clicking in the upper left hand corner of the News window and selecting the menu item This is where you define the alert keyword and other properties.
The following options can be configured in the General tab:
Name
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Sets the name of the alert
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Keyword
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Sets the keyword that triggers the alert
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From instrument list
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Confines the alert to a specified instrument list
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Enable linking
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Enables or disables alert window linking
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Alert keywords can be filtered using the Provider tab.
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The following alert properties can be configured in the Alert tab:
Color for background
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Sets the alert background color
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Color for foreground
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Sets the alert text color
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Priority
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Sets a user defined priority
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Sound file
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Sets the sound file that will play when the alert is triggered
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