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Bloomberg Getting Started Guide: Navigation

Commmon keys / Commands

Getting Help

Type a word at the top left and select the HELP key

HDSK <GO> Help Desk

BPS  <GO>  Bloomberg Professional Service Resource Centre

BU <GO> Bloomberg University - Bloomberg Seminars and Events, Recent Enhancements, and Marketing Resource Center

Searching

SEARCH Selecting the search key enables keyword search of the entire Bloomberg database.

FLDS<GO> Search for data variable names and definitions used in Excel API

Navigating

<MENU>Select the Menu key to go back to a menu of related functions

Pg Dn FRD or Pg Up BACK to navigate through multiple pages of data

Home & Logging Out

 <ESC> Select the Escape key (top left)  to exist current function and returns to initial Bloomberg screen

<Pause Break CONN DEFAULT> Select to login or log out of the terminal

API

To access the Excel API on the terminal select the gear icon at the top left and select small to tile the 4 Bloomberg panels revealing the Excel icon on the desktop

XLTP <GO> Execute the XLTP command to open a library of Excel spreadsheets


Getting Started

Logging onto Bloomberg

  • You can login using a library account once you have logged in with your Passport York id (just ask the librarian for assistance with the acutal Bloomberg login username and password) or
  • You can set up your own account and login with it in the future.  See the account set-up  instruction on the Bloomberg Certification page on the Bloomberg Essential Training tab.

Bloomberg Keyboard


The Bloomberg keyboard is colour coded as illustrated below. 

GREEN Keys are action keys

YELLOW / AMBER Keys are market sector keys and launch a menu of related functions when selected

 

 

 

Bloomberg Keyboard

Bloomberg keyboard

Helpful Keys

Bloomberg keyboard keys

Getting Started with Bloomberg: The Libraries' Step-by-Step Guides