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Bloomberg User Guide

This is a guide for getting started with our Bloomberg terminal.

Bloomberg Help

1. HELP (F1): Press once to get information about the screen you are on.

Press twice to contact the Bloomberg Help Desk.

2. Guides and cheat sheets in Bloomberg Resource Center: Type BPS < GO> to get to the cheat sheets to help with searching.

3. Excel API and BQL Documentation: 

In Excel's main menu bar, click on "Bloomberg" and then "Help" to see API support materials.
In the Excel ribbon, click "BQL Builder". 
In the terminal software, use the DAPI command to view all API support materials and the BQLX command to view all Bloomberg Query Language support materials.

4. BU: Bloomberg University: seminars, online training, and recent updates. Type BU < GO>