For help, please contact staff in the Library's Center for Data & Visualization Sciences. Below are some useful help guides compiled at other libraries.
(Some of the instructions regarding access and logging in may be specific to these other institutions.)
| MAIN <GO> | Outline of Bloomberg service, leading to MENUs of commands for each component |
| MENU <GO> or green MENU key | Context-sensitive outline of available commands; the resulting menu depends on component or market sector that you're currently using |
| Green F1 HELP key | Hit once to get contextual help (depends on Market Sector), or after a command to help on that command; twice to email the help desk |
| Green SEARCH key | Opens a search box to perform a general keyword search across all of the Bloomberg Professional Service. |
| LAST <GO> | Review the last 8 functions used. |
| DAPI <GO> | View the Excel Add-In menu. |
| BLP <GO> | Starts the Launchpad, a tool for personalizing your views and to help you monitor specific securities, industries, and news. See detailed help from the University of Pennsylvania (links in right column). |
| BPS <GO> | Bloomberg Professional Service: Resource center for short guides (cheat sheets) on different topics (list in left column). |
| BMC <GO> | Bloomberg Market Concepts: Online training course on knowledge of financial concepts, leading to Certificate of Completion or Continuing Education credit. More info in the University of Florida guide or the Babson College guide. |
| BU <GO> | Bloomberg University: Choose Bloomberg Seminars and Events to get a list of upcoming webinars and workshops on various topics. |
| BHL <GO> | Bloomberg Help and Learning: Provides links to learning resources about Bloomberg. The Getting Started section at the right may be especially useful for beginniners. |
| Getting Started | Booklet that can be found near the Bloomberg terminals. Please ask if you can't find a copy. |
