The Bloomberg keyboard is color-coded to provide users with quick access to data and functions.
Yellow Keys - Market Sector Keys
Green Keys - Action Keys
Red Keys - Cancel & Log Off Keys
Keys to know:
Esc/Cancel - Like a normal Escape key, striking it will stop whatever you are doing.
Enter/GO - Like a normal Enter key, use this after every command that you enter.
Print - Prints the current page or enter number of pages you wish to print & Print (ex. 5 Print)
Menu - Navigate from any function back to a menu of related functions.
End/Back - Return to the previous screen.
Help - Press once to display a description of the current function. Press help twice to email the Bloomberg help desk.
The yellow sector keys are located where the F (function) keys are on a standard keyboard. Enter a term or ticker and then hit and sector key and <GO>.