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Quotepages and Custom Columns

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Where can I find more information on adding a Custom Column to a QuotePage?

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How do I delete all the symbols in my database and start from scratch?

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I'm seeing discrepancies between my indicator values in a Custom Column (Scan, Signal, or Backtest) versus the values I see in my chart (or in another program).  What might account for this?

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I have symbols broken up into groups using quotepages.  When I run a scan on all my symbols, in the resulting quotepage, I would like to be able to identify which quotepages each symbol resides in.  How can I do this?

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How can I quickly view the quotepages in which a given symbol resides?

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Where can I find more information on the Quick Quote window?

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How can I find and delete "dead" symbols or symbols that do not have sufficient historical data?

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How can I merge the symbols from several different quotepages into a single quotepage?

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Is there any way to set certain properties (display format, security type, monitoring options, session, highlight color, user data, etc) using a scan?

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My toolbar seems to have disappeared.  How can I recover the toolbar that corresponds to my quotepage or chart?

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How do I globally change the formats for my existing quotepages to my desired format?  Using "Setup: Preferences/Quotepages" does not allow me to change formats globally.

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I have a technical indicator (Exponential Moving Average - EMA) whose values in a chart, custom column, or scan does not match those of another source.  What could account for the discrepancy?

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I've noticed that when I assign a name to a scan like" Liquidity Check "it converts the space to an underscore, like "Liquidity_Check". However, this practice is not used for quotepages. What are the rules for assigning names to scans, quotepages, and other objects?

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Is there a way to add symbols to a quotepage without the quotepage being open?

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What is the "QuotePage Browser"?

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How do I import fundamental data / key statistics from Yahoo! Finance?  (Market Cap, Trailing P/E, Price/Sales, Price/Book, Revenue Per Share, Total Cash Per Share, Current Ratio, Book Value Per Share, Beta, 52-Week High, 52-Week Low, 200-Day Moving Average, Shares Outstanding, Float, % Held by Insiders, % Held by Institutions, Shares Short, Short % of Float, Dividend)

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My "Change", "%Change", and/or "Prev Close" columns is not showing the correct values.  What can I do?    Answer

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I would like to be able to optimize column widths in Portfolios but, I would like to have the preference set for actual data rather than column headings as sometimes the column headings are substantially larger than the data.    Answer

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How can I create a quotepage that contains all the symbols listed in two quotepages? Similarly, how can I add all the symbols from another quotepage into an existing quotepage?    Answer