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Chapter 2 Getting Started
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Exercise 3:
Zooming the
Plate Grid
You can zoom the plate grid to display the well information by clicking the Zoom
Grid button ( ).
1. Click and observe how the grid expands to display the well information.
2. Click again to restore the plate grid to the original size.
3. Practice zooming portions of the plate grid until you are comfortable using the
feature.
Exercise 4:
Resizing Wells
Using the Border
Lines
You can also adjust the size of the plate grid wells by moving the lines in the row or
column headers.
1. Move the mouse cursor over a border line in the row or column header.
The mouse cursor becomes a double arrow ( ).
2. Click and drag the mouse cursor to adjust the well to a new width.
The software resizes all wells in the plate grid to match the new width.
3. Practice resizing the wells of the plate grid until you are comfortable using the
feature.
Mouse cursor