Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro User Manual page 6

ImageXpress Micro High Content Imaging System Options User Guide
MetaXpress Software
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Use the MetaXpress
select a standard image analysis routine or to develop a custom protocol
to fit your specific acquisition and analysis needs. The MetaXpress
Software workflow is divided into two major parts: acquisition and
analysis.
• The acquisition workflow involves configuring settings, acquiring
images, and storing plate data in a database.
• The analysis workflow consists of processing, enhancing, and
analyzing acquired plate data. See the MetaXpress High Content
Image Acquisition & Analysis Software Analysis Guide included
on the MetaXpress Software installation USB flash drive.
Simplified Menu Structure
An optional simplified menu structure can be installed to reduce the
number of top-level menus in the MetaXpress Software. All the features
of the software are available in this reorganized menu structure.
The procedures in this guide describe both the default menu structure
and the simplified menu structure.
You can use the Menu Map in the Help menu to help you find the
locations of features in the simplified menu structure. The Menu Map is
available only after the simplified menu installation.
1. Click Help > Menu Map.
2. In the Menu Map dialog, select to view the Default to
customized menu map.
3. Click the menu path where the software feature you want is
found in the default menu structure.
The simplified menu path appears to the right of the desired
feature in the menu.
4. Click the menu path in the software window to access the
desired feature.
For example, if you want to make a duplicate of an image, then use the
following procedure:
1. Click Help > Menu Map.
2. In the Menu Map dialog, select to view the Default to
customized menu map.
3. Click Edit > Duplicate.
The simplified menu path -> Edit: Image: Duplicate Image/Plane
appears to the right of the Image option in the submenu.
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