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Background Coloring of High Volume in Numbers Bars

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[2016-05-29 20:41:12]
User434078 - Posts: 1
I'm looking for a convenient way to set up a numbers bar study so that the background color highlights each price in a numbers bar whenever the volume of contracts traded at that price in a particular numbers bar exceeds a specified volume (e.g., make the background of that price level change to cyan if the volume of ES contracts traded at the bid plus the volume of ES contracts traded at the offer in a numbers bar exceeds 10,000 contracts).

I know how to bold the text to highlight a high volume price cell, but not how to change the background color.

I'm a SC newbie, so it's certainly possible I am missing something basic, but I've searched the user manual and this forum to no avail.

Thanks for any help on this issue.
[2016-05-29 23:00:52]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
You need to set the Column 1 Compare Thresholds to compare to actual values:
http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/doc_NumbersBars.php#ColumnCompareThresholds

Here is the documentation for the Color Inputs and Background Coloring Method which will accomplish what you want:
http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/doc_NumbersBars.php#VolumeTradesPercentage
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Date Time Of Last Edit: 2016-05-29 23:01:13

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