▁Blo om berg ▁N EXT . ▁The ▁stated ▁goals ▁of ▁this ▁multi - year , ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁project ▁were ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁discover ability ▁and ▁us ability ▁of ▁the ▁Core ▁Terminal ' s ▁functionality , ▁making ▁it ▁easier ▁and ▁more ▁intuit ive ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁La unch pad ▁ ▁La unch pad ▁is ▁a ▁custom izable ▁display ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁smaller ▁windows , ▁called ▁components , ▁each ▁dedicated ▁to ▁perman ently ▁displaying ▁one ▁set ▁of ▁data . ▁A ▁typical ▁user ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁stock bro ker ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁stock s ▁visible ▁at ▁all ▁times : ▁La unch pad ▁allows ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁small ▁component ▁which ▁will ▁show ▁these ▁prices ▁constantly , ▁saving ▁the ▁user ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁check ▁each ▁stock ▁independently ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁terminal ▁windows . ▁To ▁turn ▁on ▁La unch pad ▁the ▁command ▁{ B LP ▁< GO > } ▁is ▁used , ▁{ PDF B < GO > } ▁allows ▁users ▁to ▁set ▁L pad ▁to ▁open ▁automatically ▁on ▁login . ▁Old er ▁key boards ▁had ▁an ▁< L pad > ▁key ▁which ▁rep licated ▁the ▁{ B LP < GO > } ▁command . ▁Other ▁functions , ▁such ▁as ▁email ▁in box es , ▁calculation ▁tools ▁and ▁news ▁tick ers ▁can ▁be ▁similarly ▁displayed . ▁The ▁Inst ant ▁Blo om berg ▁mess aging / chat ▁tool ▁is ▁a ▁La unch pad ▁component , ▁as ▁are ▁the ▁chat ▁windows ▁it ▁creates . ▁To