How to Change the Active Symbol
Here are four ways to change the active symbol being viewed to a different ticker symbol.
- The keyboard space bar
- Type to search
- From a WatchList
- From the chart
- Keyboard Combination (Ctrl + Scroll)
To move symbol-by-symbol through a WatchList simply press the spacebar on the keyboard.
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To move symbol-by-symbol in reverse order, press the Ctrl key and press the spacebar on the keyboard.
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To jump to a different active symbol, type any part of the symbol or company name of the desired stock.
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Click on the Symbol/Company Name in the list to make it the active symbol.
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Pressing Enter will automatically select the top item in the type to search list.
Click on any symbol in a WatchList to make that the active symbol.
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Click the yellow ticker symbol at the top right of the chart.
![TC2000 ® Company Test 20.0.7346.23405](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/118/412/original/2c30cad2-fecb-4c71-a08c-22f10c6c9594.png)
Type any part of the symbol or company name of the desired stock.
![TC2000 ® Company Test 20.0.7346.23405](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/118/414/original/ed633e69-a63c-4fb7-86a0-88ace8fb10ea.png)
Click on the Symbol/Company Name in the list to make it the active symbol.
![TC2000 ® Company Test 20.0.7346.23405](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/118/416/original/adf9165f-17ce-4106-a7f4-601e1292d2a4.png)
Pressing Enter will automatically select the top item in the type to search list.
Hover the mouse cursor over any WatchList in your layout
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Hold the Ctrl Key down on your keyboard
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Using the scroll wheel on the mouse, move symbol by symbol down/up the WatchList
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NOTE; Ctrl + Scroll wheel over a chart changes time frames if they are displayed at the top of the chart.