In the Alert Properties dialog, you can add and remove columns for price alerts, customize the font and colors of the Price tab, the appearance and color of the grid, and the update style of the Current Price column. You can also group price alerts by symbol.

Note             These settings currently apply only to the Price tab – other tabs (News, Time, Intersection, Study and History) are currently not affected by these settings.

To open the Alerts Properties dialog

▪       In the Alerts window, click on the Price tab.

▪       Right-click in on any price alert and select Properties.

To add columns to and remove them from the Price tab

▪       In the Alert Properties dialog, select Columns.

▪       Add and remove columns like you would in a price page. For details, see Adding and Removing Columns.

▪       You can also rearrange the columns by selecting a column in the Displayed Columns list and clicking Move Up or Move Down.

To change the update style for the Current Price column

▪       In the Alert Properties dialog, select Update.

▪       In the Update Notify and Movement sections, select the desired update style. For details, see Changing the Update Style of a Column.

To change the grid style on the Price tab

▪       In the Alert Properties dialog, select Grid.

▪       Adapt the default settings to you needs. For details, see Changing the Grid Style.

To change font and colors on the Price tab

▪       In the Alert Properties dialog, select Font.

▪       Adapt the default settings to your needs:

Control

Description

Font

Type of font used for text on the Price tab

Font Style

Font style of the text (Regular, Italic, Bold, Italic + Bold)

Font Size

Size of the font used on the Price tab

Foreground

Basic color of the text

Background

Background color of the text

Triggered Alert Color

Foreground and Background colors of the cells in columns => or =< after a normal or trailing stop price alert has been triggered.

To sort the alerts on the Price tab

▪       Double-click the column header by which you want to sort. You can sort by any column except the =< / => Action(s) columns.

To group price alerts by symbol

▪       Right-click on any price alert and choose Show groups.

▪       If there are more than one price alerts for one symbol, those will now be grouped under a collapsible heading. All other symbols will be grouped under the heading Other.

▪       To collapse a group, click on the minus sign in the row header; to expand a group, click on the plus sign.

▪       To return to the normal view of price alerts, right-click on any price alert and choose Hide groups.