The right-hand sidebar menu has several features you can use to quickly view symbol details, positions, orders, watchlists, order chains, news, activity, and quote alerts.
- Right Sidebar Location - Desktop Platform
- Docking the Right Sidebar - Desktop Platform
- Popping Out (Detatching) the Right Sidebar - Desktop Platform
- Right sidebar - Web Browser Platform
If your computer’s resolution is enlarged (low resolution) you may not see the arrow to access the right sidebar menu. When objects are enlarged (or scaled) on a computer, it may only display portions of the platform. Your computer’s resolution will have to be greater than 1440 x 900 to view the the right sidebar menu.
Right Sidebar Location - Desktop Platform
You can find the right sidebar in the Desktop Platform by locating the small left arrow on the top right corner of the platform window. Click the arrow, and the right sidebar will slide into the platform from the right, as illustrated below. If you want to collapse the right-hand sidebar, click on the right arrow button in the top left.
Right sidebar expand and collapse buttons
Docking the Right Sidebar - Desktop Platform
Now that the right sidebar is visible, you may notice that part of your middle window is blocked. No worries, you can regain your lost view by docking the sidebar within the platform. To dock the sidebar, click the arrow left once, and the right sidebar will dock inside the platform window, as illustrated below.
Right sidebar docking
Popping Out (Detatching) the Right Sidebar - Desktop Platform
The right sidebar can separate itself from the platform to be dragged into a different part of your monitor or on a second display. The right sidebar, effectively, will become its own window and can be placed anywhere your monitor has space. To pop your right sidebar out, locate the arrow pointing up at a 45-degree angle. It is the third icon from the top right when the right sidebar is visible. Click the arrow once, and the entire right sidebar will pop out of the platform window. You can then move it around to your desired location, as shown below. To pop the window back into the desktop application frame, click the down arrow once in the upper right corner of the window. The window will pop back into the desktop application frame.
Detaching the right sidebar
Right sidebar - Web Browser Platform
To access the right sidebar in the web browser platform, locate the small left arrow on the top right corner of the platform window. Click the arrow, and the right sidebar will slide into the platform from the right, as illustrated below.
Expanding and Collapsing right sidebar on Web Platform