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Getting Started

Dashboard

Triggers

Executives

Companies

Relationships

Preferences

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Welcome to the Dow Jones g2^TM Help Center. Here you can find help for all the features of g2. If this is your first time using g2, take a look at Getting Started with g2.

The g2 Dashboard

When you first log on to Dow Jones g2, you see the main g2 Dashboard, as shown below.

The Dashboard displays your watchlists, which present news and information about the companies, executives, and triggers - significant business events, such as mergers and acquisitions - that are important to you. You can create and manage your watchlists in the Preferences window.

Click the name of any item in a watchlist to view more details about the item.

To view news articles related to an item, click one of the numbers in the columns under CURRENT or LAST WEEK:

• CURRENT is the number of articles that have appeared in the past 48 hours.
• LAST WEEK is the number of results that have appeared in the past week.

Summary of Features in g2

You can access all of the features of g2 by clicking the tabs at the top of the Dashboard. Each tab opens a different g2 window. To return to the main Dashboard from another g2 window, click the home icon .

The following is a summary of the features available in each window:

g2 Dashboard	Display watchlists for your companies, executives, and triggers.
Triggers	Display your Trigger Watchlist and search for triggers related to the companies or executives you specify.
Executives	Display your Executive Watchlist and search for executives in the g2 database.
Companies	Display your Company Watchlist and search for companies in the g2 database.
Relationships	Find your connections to executives and companies in the g2 database.
News	Display news related to the executives and companies on your watchlists, and search news for key words or phrases.
Preferences	Create your watchlists and specify your affiliations with executives and companies.

Note: If you are a g2 administrator for your company, the g2 window also displays an Admin tab. Clicking the Admin tab opens the Administration window, where you can add or remove g2 users, and perform other administrative tasks.

Searching the g2 Database

You can also use the Dashboard to search the g2 database for executives, news, or triggers related to a specific company. To do so:

1. Type the name of the company in the "Company Name or Ticker" input box.

2. Select the type of information you want to search for in the "Search In" drop-down list.
3. Click QUICKSEARCH. The results are displayed in the Search Results pane. The example below shows the results when Company is selected in the "Search In" drop-down list.

To find your connections to the company, click the connections icon .

To add a company to your Company Watchlist, select the check box next to the company and click SEND TO WATCHLIST. The company now appears in your Company Watchlist in the Dashboard.