User's Manual Table of Contents
Alphabetical Command Bookmarks:
A B C D E F G-I K-L M N-O P Q R S T U V-Z Aspen Graphics is equipped with keyboard commands that can help speed up some of the functions you desire to use.The commands listed here are preceded by a period (.). In most cases, you only need to use the truncated form of the command to activate it. The capital letters of each command indicate the truncated version of the command. It is not necessary to type them in capital letters.
Function |
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| .%R | Displays a Williams %R study on a chart. |
| .ABV | Displays an Average Balance Volume study on a chart. |
| .ACC | Displays an Acceleration study on a chart. |
| .ACCEss | Displays the User Access menu on network servers and workstations. |
| .ADDStudy | Prepares a chart window for the addition of a study. |
| .ADO | Displays an Accumulation Distribution Oscillator on a chart. |
| .ADX | Displays an Average Directional Index on a chart. |
| .ALArm | Displays the Alarms menu. |
| .ALIgn | Aligns options strikes in a quote window containing columns of calls and puts. |
| .ALLData | Controls what Aspen Graphics does with data that comes down outside of an instrument’s established trading hours. ".alld on" will display all of the data that comes down. ".alld off" will display only the data that comes down during market hours. |
| .ALLTimes | Determines how Aspen Graphics forms a time scale when you display a multiple instrument chart or plot a formula containing instruments with different trading schedules. ".allt on" will display all of the times that all of the displayed symbols use. ".allt off" will display only the times that are common to the symbols displayed. |
| .ANalog | Makes the clock an analog clock. |
| .ASPenet | Displays the AspeNet Services menu. |
| .ASSassinate | Assassinates a symbol from a server or standalone. |
Function |
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| .BARS | Changes a chart to a bar chart. |
| .BB | Displays a Bollinger Band study on a chart. |
| .BIND | Binds Aspen Graphics users to Bridge data feed TID profiles (on servers only). |
| .BOOK | Displays the Option Books menu. |
| .BOTtom | Moves the cursor to the end of the list of news stories. |
| .BSet | Displays the Datafeed Setup dialog menu for servers and standalones. |
| .BYE | Exits Aspen Graphics. |
Function |
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| .CALC | Turns the calc function on and off. ".calc on" enables a study to recalculate with each new tick. ".calc off" makes the study wait until the building of a bar is completed before it updates. |
| .CANDle | Changes the chart to a candlestick chart. |
| .CCI | Displays a Commodity Channel Index on a chart. |
| .CEnter | Centers the price scale of a chart. |
| .CHANnel | Displays the Signal datafeed channel number menu on Signal servers and standalones. |
| .CHART | Displays the Window Selection Menu. |
| .CLEFT | Moves the chart cursor left one bar. |
| .CLEFT10 | Moves the chart cursor left 10 bars. |
| .CLOck | Displays a default clock window. |
| .COArse | Sets the options chart cursor to coarse. |
| .COLor | Displays the Color Rules menu. |
| .COMpress | Compresses the price scale of a chart. |
| .CONSole | Displays or removes the console window. |
| .CONT | Displays the Continuation Setup Menu. |
| .CRIGHT | Moves the chart cursor right one bar. |
| .CRIGHT10 | Moves the chart cursor right 10 bars. |
| .CSet | Displays the Chart Settings menu. |
| .CUrrency | Changes the Y axis of an options chart window to display values in currency instead of points |
| .CVL | Displays a Cumulative Volume study on a chart. |
Function |
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| .DAY | Change the time base of a chart to daily. |
| .DB | Displays the Database Status window on servers and standalones. |
| .DC | Displays a default chart window. |
| .DELAll | Deletes all quote codes when you are in the modify layout mode. |
| .DELEte | Removes the active window from the screen. |
| .DELGroup | Deletes a quote code group from a quote window layout when you are in the modify layout mode. Typing ".delg 2" will remove all $2 characters. |
| .DELStudies | Eliminate studies and bars from a chart window or page. |
| .DELTA | Changes the Y axis of an options chart to show Delta. |
| .DIAL | On servers and workstations, this initiates a data retrieval call to the Aspen Graphics host data base. |
| .DIGital | Displays a digital clock in a clock window. |
| .DIRSET | Displays the Directory Setup menu. |
| .DM | Displays a Directional Indicator study on a chart. |
| .DO | Displays a Directional Oscillator study. |
| .DQ | Displays a default quote window. |
| .DRCancel | On servers and standalones, this cancels all data retrieval requests. |
| .DRMenu | Displays the Data Retrieval menu on servers and standalones. |
| .DRSET | Displays the Data Retrieval Setup menu on servers and standalones. |
| .DRSTat | Displays the Data Retrieval Status window on servers and standalones. |
Function |
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| .EDIT | Enables you to edit bad ticks on a chart. |
| .EDITCell | Toggles the Edit Cell feature between ON and OFF. |
| .EDITLab | Allows editing of trendline labels when chart is in the trendline mode. |
| .END | Removes the cursor from the active chart window. |
| .ENV | Displays a Moving Average Envelope study on a chart. |
| .EPRof | Displays the Entitlement Profile and User Status Menu on a server. |
| .EQTick | Displays an Equi-Tick bar chart. |
| .EXChange | Displays the Exchange Filter menu on servers and standalones. |
| .EVICT | A server command that closes the session of a single user. |
| .EXIT | Exits the trend line mode. |
| .EXPAnd | Expands the price scale of a chart. |
| .EXTend | Extends the active trendline when in the trend line mode. |
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| .FDEC | Reduces the font size in the current window. |
| .FILLDN | Fills cells down when a quote page is in the Modify Layout mode. |
| .FILLRT | Fills cells right when a quote page is in the Modify Layout mode. |
| .FILTER | When set to ON, price filtration is on. When set to OFF, price filtration is off. This command is for servers and standalones only. |
| .FINC | Increase the font size of the current window. |
| .FINE | Sets the options chart cursor to FINE. |
| .FIXED | Displays the Bridge Data Feed Fixed Format Pages Index. |
| .FIXSplit | Displays the Fix Split window. |
| .FONT | Displays the Font Sizes menu. |
| .FORmula | Displays the Formula Listing menu. |
| .FRAte | Changes the Y axis of an option chart to show foreign interest rate or yield. |
| .FRHO | Changes the Y axis of an options chart to show RHO based upon a foreign currency interest rate. |
| .FSTOch | Displays a Fast Stochastic study on a chart. |
| .FSTUdy | Displays the Select Formula Studies menu |
Function |
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| .GAMma | Changes the Y axis of an options chart to show Gamma. |
| .GANN | Changes the trendline cursor to a pencil so that you can draw Gann lines. |
| .GANNGrid | Draws a defined Gann grid. |
| .GAPspan | When set to ON, gaps in a chart will be bridged with a solid line. When set to OFF, gaps in a chart will remain gaps. |
| .GRIDopt | Displays the Gann’s Square Options window. |
| Command | Function |
| .HANGUP | Disconnects a data retrieval call on servers and standalones. |
| .HEAder | Displays a chart header. |
| .HLO | Displays a Hi/Lo Oscillator study on a chart. |
| .HOLiday | Displays the Holiday menu on servers and standalones. |
| .HORiz | Prepares the trend line cursor for drawing horizontal trend lines. |
| .HOURS | Enables you to set the open and close times on a chart. |
| .HVol | Displays an Historical Volatility study. |
Command |
Function |
| .INSErt | Opens an entry box for entering symbols in a quote window. |
| .IVol | Displays an Implied Volatility study. |
Function |
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| .KELtner | Displays a Keltner Channels study on a chart. |
| .KEYS | Displays the Main Function Keys menu. |
| .KEYWord | Displays the News Categories menu. |
| .KILLProfile | Removes a TID from the Entitlement Profile and User Status menu on servers connected to the Bridge data feed. |
Command |
Function |
| .LABEL | When set to ON, trendline study labels will be displayed. |
| .LARGE | Changes the font size of the current window to LARGE. |
| .LDelete | Deletes the active trend line when a chart is in the trend line mode. |
| .LEft | Shifts bars to the left. |
| .LINEAR | Sets the price scale in a bar chart to LINEAR scale. |
| .LINEDN | Moves price scale downward. |
| .LINEUP | Moves price scale upward. |
| .LINKed | Prepares the trend line cursor to draw linked parallel lines when a chart is in the trend line mode. |
| .LMove | Prepares the active trend line to be moved when a chart is in the trend line mode. |
| .LOG | Sets the price scale in a bar char to logarithmic scale.. |
| .LOGIN | Logs a user back into Aspen Graphics. |
| .LOGOUT | Closes a user session. |
Function |
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| .MACD | Displays a MACD study on a chart. |
| .MACDO | Displays a MACD Oscillator on a chart. |
| .MACRO | Compresses a bar chart’s time scale. |
| .MAIN | Displays the Main Menu. |
| .MAO | Displays a Moving Average Oscillator on a chart. |
| .MAV | Displays a Moving Average study on a chart. |
| .MAVMom | Displays a Moving Average Momentum Oscillator on a chart. |
| .MBAR | Changes a tic chart to a fifteen minute time-based chart. |
| .MBEst | Displays a MESA Best Fit overlay on a chart. |
| .MENU | Displays an application menu for the active window. |
| .MERge | Enables you to merge pages into you List of Pages. |
| .MICro | Expands a bar charts time scale. |
| .MODIFY | Enables you to modify some of an instruments parameters. |
| .MOMentum | Displays a Momentum Oscillator on a chart. |
| .MONth | Changes the time base of a chart to MONTHLY. |
| .MOVE | Prepares the active window to be moved. |
| .MOVLabs | Prepares the active trend line’s label to be moved. |
| .MPHase | Displays a MESA Phase study on a chart. |
| .MPRd | Displays a MESA Standard Prediction study on a chart. |
| .MSEtup | Displays the Miscellaneous Setup menu. |
| .MSF1 | Displays the Edit Tiny Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
Command |
Function |
| .MSF2 | Displays the Edit Small Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MSF3 | Displays the Edit Normal Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MSF4 | Displays the Edit Large Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MSPect | Displays a MESA Spectrum study on a chart. |
| .MSToch | Displays a Modified Stochastic study on a chart. |
| .MTrend | Displays a MESA Trend Line overlay on a chart. |
| .MUF1 | Displays the User 1 Edit Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MUF2 | Displays the User 2 Edit Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MUF3 | Displays the User 3 Edit Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MUF4 | Displays the User 4 Edit Font menu on a Windows workstation. |
| .MUSer | Displays a MESA User Prediction overlay on a chart. |
Function |
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| .NEWS | Displays a default News window. |
| .NEXT | Selects the next active screen on a multi-screen system. |
| .NIGHT | When set to ON, a chart will display day and night sessions. When set to OFF, a chart will display day sessions only. When set to ONLY, a chart will display night sessions only. |
| .NOGaps | When set to ON, a chart will close up any gaps in a chart. When set to OFF, gaps in a chart will remain gaps. |
| .NORmal | Sets the Font size of the current window to NORMAL. |
Command |
Function |
| .OBV | Displays an On Balance Volume study on a chart. |
| .OC | Displays a default option chart window. |
| .OPAram | Displays the Options Parameters menu. |
| .OPInt | Displays an Open Interest study on a chart. |
| .OPTIMize | Optimizes database files on servers and standalones. |
Function |
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| .P&F | Displays a Point & Figure menu. |
| .P&L | Changes the Y axis of an option chart to show Profit and Loss. |
| .PAGes | Displays the List of Pages. |
| .PAL | Displays the color palette. |
| .PARAB | Displays a Parabolic study on a chart. |
| .PARALlel | Draws a trend line parallel to the active trend line when chart is in the trend line mode. |
| .PARAM | Displays the Edit Studies menu or displays the Parameters menu for the active window. |
| .PAS | Displays the Enter Aspen Password menu. |
| .PCHan | Changes the mouse pointer to a pencil to allow you to select the point for P-Channels to draw in the Trend Line Mode. |
| .PCOpts | Displays the P-Channels window. |
| .PERCent | Sets the price scale of a bar chart to Percent Change scaling. |
| .PFOrk | Prepares the trend line cursor to draw an Andrews’ Pitchfork. |
| .PFParms | Displays the Point & Figure Parameters menu. |
| .PGDN | Moves content of a window down one window. |
| .PGUP | Moves content of a window up one window. |
| .PICKfont | Displays the Edit Normal Font window on a Windows workstation. |
| .PIVot | Prepares the active trend line to be pivoted. |
| .POints | Sets the Y axis of an options chart to show points instead of currency. |
| .PRCvol | Displays a default Price/Volume window. |
| Prints the object selected from the Print Setup menu.. | |
| .PRINTER | Displays the Print Setup menu. |
| .PSTORY | Prints a news story in its entirety. |
| Commands | Function |
| .QBYE | Processes queue and exits the program. |
| .QEDIT | Allows you to modify a quote page layout. |
| .QUARTER | Changes the time base of an active chart to Quarterly. |
| .QUOTE | Displays the Window Selection Menu. |
| Command | Function |
| .RAte | Change the X axis of an option chart to show interest rate. |
| .REFresh | Refreshes the active chart. The Data Retrieval function will fill in gaps in the time frame displayed on the chart. |
| .REINDEX | Displays the Reindex menu on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXAll | Re-indexes all database files on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXDy | Re-indexes Daily files on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXFf | Re-indexes Fixed data on servers and standalones on the Bridge datafeed. |
| .REINDEXId | Re-indexes 15 minute bars on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXNews | Re-indexes the news on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXSm | Re-indexes the Mtab on servers and standalones. The Mtab is the master table symbols. |
| .REINDEXTs | Re-indexes intraday data on servers and standalones. |
| .REINDEXVs | Re-indexes the volatility skew data on servers and standalones. |
| .RHO | Changes the Y axis of an options chart window to show RHO. |
| .RIght | Shifts bars to the right. |
| .ROtate | Selects the next active window. |
| .RSI | Displays a Relative Strength Index study on a chart. |
Function |
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| .SAve | Saves the current page to the List of Pages. |
| .SCAle | Displays the chart Rescale menu. |
| .SCREEN | Selects the next active monitor on multiple screen systems. |
| .SCROLLDN | Creates a scroll region that scrolls prices downward in a quote window in modify layout mode. |
| .SCROLLRT | Creates a scroll region that scrolls prices from left to right in a quote window in modify layout mode. |
| .SETUP | Displays the Setup Options menu. |
| .SHOW | Shows a hidden position in an option strategy. |
| .SHOWKeys | When set to ON, the bottom of a chart will display the selections available for the Function keys. |
| .SIGpw | Allows you to enter the password provided by the Signal data feed on servers and standalones. |
| .SIZE | Prepares the active window to be sized. |
| .SMall | Sets the font size of the current window to SMALL. |
| .SNAP | When set to ON, the background grid will be displayed and all charts and windows will "snap" to the grid. When set to OFF the background will NOT be displayed and all charts and windows will stay exactly where you place them. |
| .SPEed | Prepares the chart to draw Gann Speed Lines in the trendline mode. |
| .SPLit | Splits the active chart window. |
| .SSToch | Displays a Slow Stochastic study on a chart. |
| .STAT | Displays the System Status window. |
Command |
Function |
| .STIcky | Allows the clock window to stay on the screen even if you change pages. |
| .STUDY | Displays the Select Study menu. |
| .SYMBol | Displays the Symbol Listing menu on servers and standalones. |
| .SYstem | Displays the Maintenance Menu. |
Function |
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| .T&S | Displays a default Time & Sales window. |
| .Table | Displays the Table window on a chart. |
| .TDABsret | Displays a TD Absolute Retracement study on a chart. |
| .TDARC | Displays a Demark TD Arc study on a chart. |
| .TDCH1 | Displays a Demark TD Channel 1 study on a chart. |
| .TDCH2 | Displays a Demark TD Channel 2 study on a chart. |
| .TDCH3 | Displays a Demark TD Channel 3 study on a chart. |
| .TDDmi | Displays a Demark Indicator study on a chart. |
| .TDFactor | Displays a Demark TD Factor study on a chart. |
| .TDGap | Displays a Demark TD Gap study on a chart. |
| .TDLine | Displays a Demark TD Line study on a chart. |
| .TDMA1 | Displays a Demark TD Moving Average 1 study on a chart. |
| .TDMA2 | Displays a Demark TD Moving Average 2 study on a chart. |
| .TDMEnu | Displays the Demark TD Studies menu. |
| .TDOptions | Displays the Demark TD Options menu in Trend line mode. |
| .TDPRC | Displays a Demark TD Pressure Change study on a chart. |
| .TDREBO | Displays a Demark Range Expansion Breakout study on a chart. |
| .TDREI | Displays a Demark Range Expansion Indicator study on a chart. |
| .TDRELret | Enables chart to display a Demark Relative Retracement study. |
Command |
Function |
| .TDROC | Displays a Demark TD Rate of Change study on a chart. |
| .TDRP | Displays a Demark TD Range Projection study on a chart. |
| .TDSequential | Displays a Demark TD Sequential study on a chart. |
| .TDWAVE | Displays a Demark TD Wave study on a chart. |
| .TExt | Changes the display of a clock window to TEXT. |
| .THeta | Changes the Y axis of an options chart to show THETA. |
| .TIC | Changes a bar chart to a tic chart. |
| .TIMEZone | Sets the Aspen system clock to the timezone you specify. |
| .TINY | Sets the active window font size to TINY. |
| .TOGLabs | When set to ON, trendline labels will be displayed. |
| .TOP | Moves the news cursor to the top of a news window. |
| .TRANSparent | Makes the active window transparent. |
| .TREnd | Places the active window into the trend line mode. |
| ,TRStat | When set to ON, the trendline status line will be displayed. |
| .TRUNCate | Truncates the active trend line. |
| .TSopts | Displays the Time & Sales Display Filter Options menu. |
Function |
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| .UF1 | Changes the font in the active window to USER FONT 1 |
| .UF2 | Changes the font in the active window to USER FONT 2. |
| .UF3 | Changes the font in the active window to USER FONT 3. |
| .UF4 | Changes the font in the active window to USER FONT 4. |
| .UNBIND | Unbinds a user from the TID on servers that use the Bridge data feed. |
| .UNZoom | Compresses a chart windows’ time scale. |
| .UPDate | Creates a data retrieval request on servers and standalones. |
| .UPList | Displays the Edit Update List on servers and standalones. |
| .USers | Displays the AspenNet User Setup menu on servers. |
Function |
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| .VAD | Displays a Variable Accumulation Distribution study. |
| .VALue | Changes the Y axis of an options chart window to show the market value of a strategy. |
| .VAO | Displays a Variable Accumulation Oscillator on a chart. |
| .VEGA | Changes the Y axis of an options chart window to show VEGA. |
| .VERTical | Sets quote window formatting to COLUMNS when modifying. |
| .VLOck | Locks volatility values in a quote window. |
| .VLTY | Changes the X axis of an option chart window to show volatility. |
| .VOLume | Displays a Volume study on a chart. |
| .VSkew | Displays a default volatility skew window. |
| Command | Function |
| .WEek | Changes the time base of the active chart to WEEKLY. |
| .WFunc | Displays the Window Function menu. |
| .WIndow | Displays the Window Selection Menu. |
| .WSave | Saves the active window. |
| Command | Function |
| .YEAR | Changes the time base of the active chart to YEARLY. |
| .ZOom | Inserts more space between bars on a chart. |
| .ZZZ | Cycles through the List of Pages in a slide show format. |