Naming and Saving a Layout
The first step to creating a Neovest layout is to open and arrange the Neovest windows you wish on your screen. Once you complete this first step, you may name and save your configuration of opened and arranged Neovest windows as a new layout.
Neovest also lets you assign a hot key to a particular layout. After you have assigned a layout to a hot key, it can be accessed at any time just by pressing the assigned key or pressing and holding the combination of keys on your keyboard. For more information about hot keys and how to assign them to a layout, refer to the "Editing an Existing Layout" section of Neovest's help documentation.
In addition, Neovest lets you preload a particular layout, which enables you to shorten the time it takes to load the layout on your screen.
The following instructions explain how you may name and save a configuration of open and arranged Neovest windows as a layout:
Click the "Menu" icon on Neovest's Launch Pad.
Select Layouts | Save As.
Once the "Save Layout" box appears, enter the name in the "Layout Name" field that you wish to give the new layout. (In the following example, "MyLayout" is used as the layout name.)
In addition to letting you name and save a particular layout, the "Save
Layout" box lets you assign a hot key to a particular layout, which
enables you to access the layout simply by pressing a single key or by pressing
and holding a combination of keys on your keyboard. To access the hot key options within the "Save Layout" box, click the down arrow on the right side of this box.
The following instructions explain how you may assign a hot key to a particular layout via the "Save Layout" box:
With the "Save Layout" box open on your screen, click in the "Hot Key" field.
Press either a letter key or one of the function keys (F1 through F12) on your keyboard.
Note: Once you press either a letter key or a function key on your keyboard, Neovest will create a hot key based on the letter or function key you pressed. For instance, if you press the letter T key on your keyboard, then Neovest will create the hot key "Ctrl+Alt+T." If you press the F1 function key, then Neovest will create the hot key "F1." You may also press and hold the Alt, Ctrl, or Shift key prior to pressing either a letter key or a function key on your keyboard to create additional hot keys. For instance, you may press and hold the Shift key prior to pressing the letter T key to create the hot key "Alt+Shift+T," or you may press and hold the Shift key prior to pressing the F7 key to create the hot key "Shift+F7."
Once you finish specifying the hot key you wish for a particular layout, click Set.
Features in the "Save Layout" box also let you choose to preload a particular layout, which enables you to shorten the time it takes to load the layout on your screen. If this feature is selected for a particular layout, then Neovest will cause the layout to be loaded in your system's memory for fast retrieval. This feature is especially helpful if you wish to quickly open and close certain layouts on your screen in a short amount of time.
For instance, if one of your layouts titled "PreTrade" is comprised of several Neovest windows that are designed to let you find and research potential trading ideas and is assigned the hot key "Ctrl+F1" and another of your layouts titled "Trading" is comprised of several Neovest windows that are designed to let you enter and manipulate your live orders and is assigned the hot key "Ctrl+F2," then you may quickly switch between these two layouts using their assigned hot keys without waiting for extended periods of time for the windows in each layout to load.
Note: Keep in mind that when you choose to open a layout, the layout or window that is currently open on your screen will close.
The following instructions explain how you may preload a particular layout via the "Save Layout" box:
With the "Save Layout" box open on your screen, check "Load Layout in System Memory."
Click OK.
