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Navigation

 

Basic search (autocomplete)

Bloomberg’s intelligent Autocomplete search makes it easy to find the security or function you want.

  • Type a term in the command line at the top of the active panel. As you type, Autocomplete displays a list of suggested functions and securities.
  • From the list, pick a function to run or a security to load. The panel updates with the security or function you have selected.

 

Full search

If you can’t find what you’re looking for with a basic search (Autocomplete), you can use the comprehensive Help Search (HL) function. HL allows you to search by keyword across all categories of information, including functions, securities, companies and people. HL groups results by category and relevance.

  • Enter a search term in the command line at the top of the active panel.
  • Press the <SEARCH> key on the keyboard. HL appears with a categorized list of matches.
  • Select the appropriate match from the featured search results section of the screen.  or  Select a category from the left sidebar to display full category results.

HL search results

 

Browsing menus

 

About menus

All Bloomberg functions are organized by menus that are classified by market sector or product type. Each menu is part of a hierarchy, going from the individual functions up to the Bloomberg Home menu. You can browse menus to discover more about the analysis and information the Bloomberg Terminal offers. 

Here are some sample paths illustrating the navigation through the menu hierarchy to individual functions:

  • Main Menu > Equities > Analyze FORD MOTOR CO Equity > Company Analysis > Financial Analysis > FA
  • Main Menu > News & Research > TOP

Accessing menus

There are three ways to access menus:

  • Menu button
  • Menu key
  • Yellow key

 

Menu button & menu key

From any function, click the Menu button on the toolbar or press the <MENU> key to access a menu of related functions. Once you access the menu, click or press the <MENU> key again to move up to the next menu in the hierarchy.

 

Yellow key

To access the menu of functions related to a market sector, press the market sector’s yellow key, then <GO>. (Example — To browse the Equities menu, press <EQUITY> <GO>.)

 

Loading a security

To access the menu for a specific security, simply load the security’s ticker or other identifier.

(Example — To access the menu of functions that can be used to analyze IBM US, enter IBM US <EQUITY> <GO>.)

 

Menu layout

Bloomberg menus are intuitively organized to speed your search efforts.

 

Menu breadcrumbs

These show your path in the overall menu hierarchy and enable you to navigate backward and forward.

 

<CANCEL> X

Click <Cancel> X located in the upper right-hand corner to close the menu.

 

Categories & functions

Menus organize functions under categories. For category headings followed by “>”, click the category to see the next menu in the hierarchy.