Download the Reuters Desktop Ticker now

Following the overwhelming success of our original Reuters desktop ticker, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new version 2 ticker, with added functionality and more customisable content, responding directly to your requests and feedback. The new version allows you to:

• Choose your news topics – set the ticker to show headlines only on the subjects you want to read about, choose from 18 different topics ranging from the top world & financial news to all the latest sports and entertainment articles! You can also follow all the latest news on the conflict in Iraq by choosing our new ‘Focus Iraq’ channel. (see set news preferences below)
• Specify the number of scrolling headlines – choose exactly how many article headlines you want your ticker to show for each subject.
• Prioritise the topics you want to see first – you decide which topics are most important by instructing the ticker to display these articles first.
• Display multiple headlines on the ticker bar – with more than just 1 headline now displayed on the ticker you’ll have access to all the latest news even faster!
• New streamlined design – having halved the depth of the ticker bar, the new ticker now takes up less space on your desktop.

Of course, you've still got all the great features from the original ticker version!

The latest Breaking news
The Reuters Desktop Ticker retrieves the most recent news headlines from the Reuters.co.uk website every 3 minutes, so you can always be up-to-date with the very latest news on all the topics important to you. Click on the headline to bring up the full story in your internet browser window.

Continual updates from Reuters
Whenever new headlines arrive, the ticker displays them as 'Just In' to help you identify the latest news.




Skip through the current headlines
Use the left and right arrows on the ticker to quickly move back and forth through the current set of headlines. Just click on a headline to read the full article on the Reuters web site.

The pop-up menu
When it is running, the ticker places an icon in the 'sys-tray' of your PC (on the right of your task-bar). Right-click or double-click on this icon to change settings for the Reuters Desktop Ticker.



Set News Preferences
Click on the ‘down arrow’ symbol at the far right of the Reuters Desktop Ticker to open the settings pop-up menu, click on the 'set news preferences...' option. This will load a news preferences box on the right hand side, above your desktop ticker. From this feature you will be able to set the type of news you would like your desktop ticker to display. With your mouse, simply click on the news topic you want from the left hand options (e.g. 'Entertainment' or 'Sports') and the topic will be highlighted green. Then click on the 'add selected' button and your category will move to the 'you have chosen' section on the right hand side. You can amend the number of articles you wish to be displayed in each category of the ticker by selecting from '01-10' in the dropdown menu next to the category name.

To remove a category, highlight the name from the right hand options and click 'remove selected'. Click 'remove all' to clear all your chosen options. You can prioritise categories by clicking the 'move up' and 'move down' buttons when the category is highlighted in the right hand menu, as a result the category at the top will display first and the second, next and so on…

When you have finished adding you chosen topics click save to finalise and exit the news preferences menu or cancel to revert back to your previous options.


Desktop application
The Reuters Desktop Ticker is downloaded as a complete application, so you can:

• Dock it to the top or bottom of your desktop
• Set it to start-up automatically when you start your computer
• Make it 'stay on top' of all other windows on your desktop, so you can always see the latest news headlines as they arrive

Moving the ticker
Simply use the 'grab bar' on the right hand side of the ticker to move it around your desktop. The grab bar works exactly like the title bar of a normal window.

System requirements
The Reuters Desktop Ticker runs on the Microsoft® Windows operating system and requires a minimum of Windows NT 4 or Windows 98 or above to run the ticker.