Share a Workspace

You can make a copy of a workspace and share it with another user. A copy of the workspace is saved to your desktop, where it can then be merged into someone else's application.

Share a Workspace

  1. Right-click on the Workspace tab that you wish to share (Workspace tabs are located at the bottom left of the application).
    Result: A menu appears, with multiple Workspace options.
  2. Select Share Workspace.
    Result: The Share Workspace dialog appears.
  3. In the Name field, enter the name of the Workspace (the current Workspace name is displayed).
  4. If you wish to change the location on your computer where the workspace will be saved, click the Browse button in the Save Location field, and browse to the desired location.
  5. Click Save.
    Result: The Workspace is saved to the location you specified.
  6. If desired, click the Copy location to clipboard link. This is useful if you've save the workspace to a location on your network, and you want to EMAIL the location to another user. The link you copy to the clipboard can be pasted into your email.
  7. Click OK to close the dialog box.

 

Add a Shared Workspace into your Account

Once someone has shared a workspace with you, follow these steps to add it to your Barchart Trader application:

  1. Click the + (located at the bottom of the application, where you see your other Workspace tabs).
    Result: A screen appears, allowing you to select from a number of predefined Workspace templates.
  2. Select Blank Workspace and click Close.
    Result: A blank workspace is added.
  3. Navigate to the location of the workspace that was shared. This file will be the 'name of the workspace'.stemp.
  4. Drag the file into the empty workspace, and drop it.
    Result: The shared workspace is loaded as a new workspace in your application.