Selecting a Share
This section explains how you can use the various share lists to locate and select a share to display information about it.
Displaying a Share’s Price History
To display a share’s price history in both spreadsheet and graph form, select it in any list box.
Searching for a Particular Share
After clicking on any list box, most usefully the All Shares list box, you can search for a share by typing the first few letters of its name. If you make a mistake in your typing, or when you want to find another share, wait a few seconds before typing again. Otherwise, it will be assumed that you are still typing the same name.
Skimming Through a List
To skim through a list of shares, select a share in the list box, then use the Up or Down arrow to move quickly through the list. The share price information on the right side of the window is updated dynamically.
Copying a Share’s Name to the Clipboard
To copy a selected share’s name to the clipboard, right click it and then choose the Copy to Clipboard option from the pop-up menu. You can then paste it into another application by pressing Ctrl + V. This facility is especially useful if you want to quickly search online for information about a share.
How List Boxes are Linked
Selecting a share in one list box will automatically select the share in all other list boxes. The most useful effect of this is in enabling you to select a share in the All Shares list to determine:
- whether one of its moving averages is above or below the other (Averages tab)
- how its price has moved over a specified period (Risers & Fallers tab)
- whether its price is within a particular percentage of its high or low in the last specified number of months (Highs & Lows tab)
- whether the share has been delisted or recently added (New & Delisted tab).
Adding a Share to Your Portfolio
To add a share to the current portfolio from any list box, simply select it and then either:
- click the right mouse button, and choose the Add to Portfolio option from the pop-up menu
- press Ctrl + A.
Displaying Fundamental Information about a Share
To display in your default browser a web page that shows fundamental information about a share, such as Analyst Opinions, select it and then either:
- click the right mouse button, and choose the Show Fundamentals option from the pop-up menu
- press Ctrl + F.