The Bloomberg Terminal is color coded:
When you first login to the Bloomberg Terminal, up to four panels will appear. You can navigate the terminal in the following places:
1. Toolbar: Contains your recent activity and shortcuts to key task.
2. Command line: Enter commands for functions and securities here or perform keyword searches
3. Function Area: This is where you will the content or output of your search.
This Getting Started guide provides basic instructions on how to successfully navigate the Bloomberg Terminal using the various functions. Functions are Bloomberg applications that provide analysis and information. Each function is accessed by typing its code and then pressing the <GO> key.
The Cheat Sheet is a list of essential function codes in the areas of news, equity and credit markets, municipal bonds, commodities and mortgage markets.