2.3 General Functionality

 

There are some general functionalities across each application window in Fortex.  Typically, you will see all these functions appear in the drop-down menu when you right click on an area in each window.  (Figure 2.3.1) 

 

User Preferences

Each window within Fortex has a "User Preferences" option that is available by right clicking in the desired window.  We will describe how to use each of them in the following sections.

 

 

Figure 2.3.1

Link Window

In right-click menu, you can use 'Link Windows' for a quick symbol transfer within Fortex. As you update or double-click on a symbol in a window, all other linked windows will update automatically, saving you valuable time. (Figure 2.3.2).

 

This feature is available in Market Watch, Market Depth and Chart windows.

Figure 2.3.2

Symbol Drag-n-Drop

You can share the symbol among the windows by simply dragging and dropping symbol across different displayed windows (Figure 2.3.3). 

This feature is available in Market Watch, Market Depth, Charts, Portfolio and Deal Book windows.

Figure 2.3.3

Column – Add, Remove, Change Order, Column Width

Choose Customize Columns in the drop-down menu in Figure 2.3, you will see the Customize Columns window (Figure 2.3.4) show up.  You will see the Hidden Columns section is on the right hand side, while the Displayed Columns are shown in the middle.

 

Add Columns - Select a desired column heading from the Hidden Columns Section and drag-and-drop to the desired location while holding down the left mouse button.  Figure 2.3.4 illustrates that column StrikePrice is being added to the Displayed Columns. 

 

Remove Column - Hold down the left-mouse button over the column heading that is to be removed and drag-and-drop it to the Hidden Columns section.  Figure 2.3.5 illustrates that column StrikePrice is being removed from the Display Columns to the Hidden Columns.

Change Column Order - Hold down the left mouse button over the column heading that is to be relocated and drag-and-drop it to the new location. The two green arrows will appear when the column heading can be dropped.

Figure 2.3.4

Figure 2.3.5

Adjust Column Width

  1. Width (1) - To auto-adjust the columns width, choose "Auto Fit" in the drop-down menu after right-clicking the column heading.  This function will automatically adjust the columns to the available space. (Figure 2.3.6)
  2. Width (2) - Move the cursor over the vertical bar separating the column headings and hold down the left-mouse button while adjusting the width to the left or to the right.
  3. Width (3) - To adjust each column to fit the widest area of data displayed, double left-click the vertical bar that separates each column.

Figure 2.3.6

Export-to-File

With the Export-to-File function, you can save everything in your application window to a text file on your hard drive.  The text file is space delimited so that you can easily import it to excel or print it out. Left click on the drop-down menu in Figure 2.3, you will see the following Save As window (Figure 2.3.7).  Our users usually use this functions to electronically archive their trade blotters at the end of the trading day.

 

Figure 2.3.7

Sorting

You can sort the display in any window by using the right-click menu from column heading.  Right click on the column heading of the desired field as the sort key, select the sorting order from the drop-down menu (Figure 2.3.8). 

Figure 2.3.8