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Editing a plate layout
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4 - Tabbed view of sample properties
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5 - Editing panel showing the plate layout and well definitions
The Plate Layout panel includes the following functions:
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Plate:
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No. - The plate number. Browse between different plates with the
arrows.
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Name - The name of the plate. By default, the number of the current
plate is given as the name. It will be displayed as Plate 1, Plate 2,
and so on.
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New - Add a new empty plate to the plate layout.
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Delete - Delete the selected plate from the plate layout. The plate
may not contain any samples.
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Layout
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Wizard - Launch the Fill Wizard for entering well information. See
Editing a plate layout" on page 127.
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Clear - Delete the contents of the selected well(s).
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Print - Print the current plate layout(s). See Printing the plate
layout" on page 140.
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Description - Enter a description of the plate layout (optional).
You can modify the way the plate is displayed using the plate view buttons:
Whole Plate - View the entire plate.
Zoom Out - The plate will appear smaller.
Zoom In - Enlarge the wells.
Optimized View - The well height and width are set to default, "best
fit".
You can add samples to the plate layout in several ways. The best way is to
use the Fill Wizard (see Adding samples to the plate layout using Fill
Wizard" on page 128 below), but you can also add samples using the Sample
Thermo Scientific SkanIt
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Software for Varioskan
User Manual
Plate Layouts
Editing a plate layout
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