You can edit a plate from:
• Library—Select a plate, then click Edit.
• Dashboard—Click Edit Existing Plate.
• Dene Plate Properties screen—Select Open Plate4Edit Existing Plate.
• Assign Plate Contents screen—Select Open Plate4Edit Existing Plate.
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ou can import and export plates from:
• Plates library—Plates in .xml format for use on another 3500 instrument. See
“Import and export a library entry“ on page 141.
• Dene plate properties— Plates in .txt, .csv, and .xls format—Files you create
that contain plate information in a specic format.
• Assign Plate Contents— Plates in .txt, .csv, and .xls format—Files you create that
contain plate information in a specic format.
A plate template contains default seings that you can edit when you create a plate
from the template.
1.
Create a plate (see “Create a new plate“ on page 143).
2.
(Optional) Add sample names and sample types (see “Name samples and assign
sample types in the plate view“ on page 47).
3.
(Optional) Add the assays, le name conventions, and results groups appropriate
for this plate template’s application (see “Add assays, le name conventions, and
results groups to a plate“ on page 77).
Adding assays, le name conventions, and results groups to the plate template
automatically displays these items in the Assign Plate Contents screen when you
open the plate template. You do not have to add these items from the library for
each plate you create.
4.
(Optional) Click Show In Wells to specify the aributes to display in wells in the
template.
5.
Select Save Plate4Save As Template. The software displays the template icon
below the plate layout.
Edit a plat
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Import and export
a plat
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Create a plate
template
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