Messages

Use the Messages tool to stay informed about changes to order status, market status, notifications from Schwab and more. You may have up to 8 Messages tools open at a time.

The tool consists of two tabs:

Order Messages Tab

Message Center

New Messages

A highlighted message icon at the top of your screen indicates you have unread messages in the Messages tool. When you have unread messages in the Message Center tab, the number of unread messages displays next to the tab name.

Reading Messages

In the Message Center, open a message by clicking on it to display it in the reading pane. To resize the reading pane, click on the divider bar between the panes and drag it up or down.

Notification Settings (Coming soon)

To change how you are notified of new messages, right-click in the Messages window and select Settings. Choose from:

Adjust Color Settings

  1. From the right-click menu, select Colors...
  2. In the Colors window, you can customize the colors of each element, from background and highlight colors to font colors.
  3. Click Match the order status square to match the color of the order message to the color-coded status listed in the Account Details' Order Status tab.
  4. Click Reset to Default Colors should you wish to return to the original colors.

TIP: Check Apply to all Order Messages tabs at the bottom of the Colors window if you want the color settings to apply to all Order Messages tabs.

Session Display

If you log off and back on multiple times during the day, all messages in the Order Messages tab for the previous session(s) will display in italics. You can show messages from the current session only by right-clicking in the window and choosing Show Current Session.

Message Sorting

Because messages are presented in a fixed order based on date and time, sorting by columns is not available in the Messages tool.