Editing Bloomberg Terminal (section)

=== Launchpad ===
Launchpad is a customizable display consisting of a number of smaller windows, called ''components'', each dedicated to permanently displaying one set of data. A typical user would be a stockbroker who wishes to keep a list of 30 stocks visible at all times: Launchpad allows the user to create a small component which will show these prices constantly, saving the user from having to check each stock independently in the 4 terminal windows. To turn on Launchpad the command {BLP {{key press|GO}}} is used, {PDFB {{key press|GO}}} allows users to set Lpad to open automatically on login. Older keyboards had an <Lpad> key which replicated the {BLP {{key press|GO}}} command. Other functions, such as email inboxes, calculation tools and news tickers can be similarly displayed. The Instant Bloomberg messaging/chat tool is a Launchpad component, as are the chat windows it creates. To launch a normal function from the Bloomberg Terminal's 4 Screens into launchpad type {LLP{{key press|GO}}} from the target screen you wish to turn into a launchpad item.