Lesson 5: Using Contextual Menus; Lesson 6: Using Keyboard Shortcuts - Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Lesson 5: Using Contextual Menus

Overview

Lesson 6: Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Exercise: Closing
the Plate
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The SDS software features contextual menus as a timesaving device to provide
access to the commands for an associated view or pane.
To access a contextual menu, move the pointer over a pane or view of interest, then
right-click. The menu appears at the location of the pointer.
Figure 2-7 Contextual Menu of the SDS Software
All contextual menus provide the following common commands:
Table 2-4 Standard Commands of the Contextual Menu
Command
Hide <pane or plot>
Save <pane or plot>
to Image File
Display Settings
The SDS software provides keyboard shortcuts for invoking the major functions of the
software. A keyboard shortcut is a combination of two keys (Ctrl and another key)
that, when pressed in unison, instruct the software to perform an action. The software
lists the keyboard shortcuts next to the options in each menu on the menu bar.
To demonstrate the use of keyboard shortcuts, close the open plate document as follows:
1. Simultaneously press the Ctrl and W keys (Ctrl+W).
2. When prompted to save the plate document, click
The Sequence Detection Systems Software Online Help contains a complete
Note:
list of the keyboard shortcuts for the SDS software. To view the list, open the online
help as explained in "Using the SDS Software Online Help" on page
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Result
Hides the pane or view.
Opens the Export Graphic dialog box for exporting the
selected view or pane as a JPEG graphic file.
Opens the Display Settings dialog box, which allows
you to modify the appearance of the view, pane, or plot.
Contextual menu
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