News has been segmented for various user type needs. (Ag, Energy, Metals, etc.) These segments will contain stories that are most significant to user types, along with AP News and weather. To open a news index window: In the News Docked Pane click on the + sign to expand the news category you want Click on
General Features
About My ProphetX Files
In the Files docked toolbar, you see a tree structure starting with your ProphetX user name. The first folder under your name is My ProphetX Files. With ProphetX, everything is saved on your local hard drive in the folder named My Documents (or in your Cloud directory if you have Cloud technology installed) and /My
DDE Linking Tabular History
ProphetX’s tabular displays allow you to dynamically link historical data to a spreadsheet. Right-click in the tabular window and select Format Excel Link… from the pop-up menu. In the linking dialog box, select the Fields in the Time Range or Size (the number of rows to link). If you’ve already highlighted all the data you
Arranging Your Workspace
As you continue adding Content Windows to your Workspace, you will want to arrange the windows so that you can easily see the information they provide. Manually Arranging the Windows Similar to any other Windows program, you can adjust the placement and size of your widows with the following manual methods: To move a window,
Scrolling vs. Fixed News Indexes
ProphetX maintains two news databases. The scrolling news database – Scrolling news stories are generated as the news comes in from the various contributors and continually generates additional stories as they come in. If there is new information, a new story is generated and the last story is dropped from the list. Typically, scrolling news
Search Fixed News
Example of search results: Word searching in fixed news uses the same rules as scrolling news above. Using Wildcards in News Searches Entering soy as a keyword will return only headlines with the word “soy” in them. Use the following wildcards to expand the search. Use a question mark to indicate any one character. Examples:
News Page Basics
To read a news page listed in an index, double-click on the headline. A news page window will open containing the selected page. Detaching News Page Windows When you open a news page window from an index, the page window remains linked to that index window. When you click on a new title from any
Reading News Stories
When you select a news topic, a news index opens with story headlines. Find the story you want to read and double-click on it. The story will open and you can read the contents. If you want to read another story, go back to the news index list and double-click on the next story. If
Editing a News Filter
Select the Filter If you already have a filter created, find the filter in the Files Docked Toolbar and either double-click to open it or drag and drop it to the ProphetX work area. Right-click in the news index and select Edit Index. In the Edit Index dialog, you can edit lines in your news
Fixed News Filter
ProphetX news filters provides powerful filtering options to narrow your search for information. You can save these filters and edit them as required to meet current needs. News filters can be anything from a simple keyword search to a collection of specific search statements. In addition, many news sources can only be accessed via a