AMG EVOS fl - Saving Images & Working with Files

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EVOS
fl
User Guide
REV B Published 20 SEP 2010
ADVANCED OPERATION
SAVING IMAGES & WORKING WITH FILES
When you click the Save button , the Save File dialog
box appears. If there is no USB flash drive or network
connection in place, an information message  will
appear. Click the Cancel button  to clear this message.
In the Save Folder list  and the saved files list , selected
items will appear orange. If a USB keyboard is installed,
the virtual keyboard will not appear. Note that pressing the
Enter key on a physical keyboard is like pressing the Save
button in the Save file dialog box.
1. Click in the Save File Name text field . Enter a file
name and click the Accept button .
To overwrite a file, simply select the name of the file
from the saved files list  instead of clicking on the
Save File Name text field. A Save As confirmation
dialog box will pop up. It is not possible to recover an
overwritten file.
2. Click on the name of a folder in the Save Folder list  to
select the destination for the new image.
3. To create a new folder, first click the name of the parent
folder, and then click the New Folder button to enter
a folder name and, if desired, date.
Note: Clicking the Date button  anywhere within a
text field will automatically insert the current
date (MM-DD-YYYY) wherever the cursor is in
that field.
4. Select a file format (.tif, .png, .jpg or .bmp) from the File
Type drop-down menu
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Note: To save a 16-bit image, select .tif or .png and
ensure the Scalebar
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and Color/Boost
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options are o. File types .jpg and .bmp (as well
as images of all types with the Scalebar, Color, or
Boost options engaged) only save at 8-bit depth.
5. Click in the Comment text field
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to enter a comment
and date (optional).
6. Click the Save button
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to save the file.
7. To delete a file or folder, highlight the item on the list and
click the Delete button
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. A confirmation dialog box will
pop up. It is not possible to recover a deleted file.
8. To rename a file or folder, highlight the item on the list
and click the Rename button
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. The virtual keyboard
will pop up; you can use the Clear button
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to reset to a
blank field.
Confirmation popup
Save button , Scalebar option
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, and Display options
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Virtual keyboard
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Save File dialog box
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Save File information message
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