TradeStation Help

Scanner Shortcut Options

Once the scan has been created and is saved in the Scan Pane, you change several of its options.

  1. Activate a Scanner window.
  2. Right-click in the Results pane. The shortcut menu will be displayed:
Name Description
Run Scan Click Run Scan to run the scan that is currently selected in the Scan Pane. To view the Scan Pane, click View on the menu bar and then click Scan Pane.
Format Scan Displays the Format Scan dialog, where you can control and configure several options for the scan. For details on the dialog box options, view the Format Scan > Name topic.
Format Columns Displays the Format Columns dialog. This allows you to insert and/or remove columns that is displayed in the Results pane of the scan.
Format Window Displays the Format Window dialog which provides access to change the formatting of the font, color and grid setting of the scan.
Insert Scan Launches the Insert Scan wizard to create a new scan.
Schedule Displays the Schedule tab in the Format Scan dialog. This allows you to modify the time interval of when to schedule a scan to run.
View... View Scan Pane, View Results Pane, View Scan Button Bar and View TradeStation Sample Scans options displays parts of the window of the Scanner window. By selecting and/or deselecting these settings it will display or hide these elements of the window.
Copy Allows you to copy the symbols and paste into another window (i.e. RadarScreen).
Copy Window / Paste Window By selecting Copy Window first, and Paste Window second, TradeStation will create a copy of the existing Scan window.
Create... By selecting a symbol in the Results pane, various options are available to you for that particular symbol, i.e. creating a new window, researching a symbol, launching the Events Log, etc.
Append [symbol] to Custom Symbol List Displays the Append Symbol(s) to Custom Symbol List dialog. This allows you to create a new list using the selected symbol in the Results pane.
Manage Custom Symbol List Displays the Manage Custom Symbol Lists dialog. This allows you to manage symbol lists that have been created.
Help Launches Help related topics.