GitHub Stock Dashboard Instructions

GitHub Instructions for Updating and Publishing Your Stock Dashboard

NOTE: If you are following these instructions, you HAVE ALREADY created and published the website framework on GitHub which includes the citations page.

1.1. Download the text file TEXT and CODE to be ADDED and EDITED.txt

1.2. From the dowloaded file, select all of the text, copy the text and paste it into you index.qmd file as follows:

• Place the text AFTER the Setup chunk and BEFORE* the line that read # About this Dashboard

• make sure there is at least one space line after the Setup chunk and one space line before the # About this Dashboard chunk.

1.3 After completing tese steps and saving your work, the next steps will be identical for all students.

2. Edit header text at top to include your name.

   • Here is the UNEDITED header:

   

   • Here is an example EDITED header:

   

3. Run Setup chunk to confirm all packages are installed and loaded.

4. Run Chunk 2, Functions for Dashboard, to initiate the required functions.

5. In Chunk 3, Specify Dashboard Inputs, modify input values.

   • Note that the date lines and the number of forecasts have been filled in dashboard you are editing.

   • Here are the UNEDITED inputs:

   

   • Here is an example of EDITED inputs:

   

6. In Chunk 5, Create Interactive Dygraph, modify the first line to specify the stock symbol without quotes.

   You are replacing the word SYMBOL with your stock symbol, in all caps without quotes.

   • Here is the UNEDITED first line:

   

   • Here is an example EDITED first line:

   

7. In Chunk 6, Create Plots for Comparisons, on the line that begins CHOSEN, modify the code in the window command to specify the stock symbol without quotes.

   You are, again, replacing the word SYMBOL with your stock symbol, in all caps without quotes.

   • Here is the UNEDITED code showing this line:

   

   • Here is an example EDITED first line:

   

8. Click Render button to render the dashboard.

9. Open GitHub Desktop and re-commit the updated index.qmd file. Remeber that you will be required to include a small comment.

10. Click the blue Push origin button which will push the changes to GitHub and automatically repoublish your website.

    • The update will take GitHub about 2-3 minutes.

Optional

• This dashboard was created using the morph theme. There are many theme options but for the dygraph, some dark themes may make the dygraph difficult to read.

• The full list of Quarto themes is at this link.