You can use the keyboard to carry out certain functions in SDX Interest Rates without a mouse.
You can:
Navigate between fields and buttons.
You can move:
Forward using TAB or ENTER.
Backward using SHIFT+TAB together.
Select an item within a drop-down menu
You do this using the UP/DOWN ARROW keys.
Exit a dropdown list without making any changes
You do this using ESC.
Toggle between two values of a toggle button
You do this using the UP/DOWN ARROW keys. Examples of toggle buttons include the Pay<>Receive and Float<>Receive buttons.
In addition you can use the keyboard’s function keys as listed in Table 1.
Function Key |
Function |
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F2 |
Calculates the current instrument or portfolio. |
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F4 |
Refreshes the market rates displayed in the page. |
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F7 |
Creates risk charts for the current instrument. For more information, see Risk Charts . |
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F8 |
Activates the Solver. For more information, see Using the Solver in the Single Option Page or Using the Solver in the Portfolio Page. |
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F9 |
Clears the current instrument or portfolio. |
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F10 |
Lets you open a saved instrument or portfolio, depending on which page you are in. If you are in the: The Single Option page this button opens the SD-IR Explorer Window in the Recent Deals directory. This directory contains all single instruments saved from the Single Option page. From this directory you can then load any saved deal into the Single Option page. The Portfolio Page this button opens the Portfolio Management window. For more information see Working in the Portfolio Management Window.
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F11 |
Lets you send the current instrument or portfolio to one or more SDX Interest Rates user on your list of recipients. For more information, see Sending an Instrument or Portfolio to Other Users. |
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F12 |
Saves the current instrument/portfolio. |