BD FACSCanto - Creating Experiments; Creating a Folder and an Experiment

64 BD High Throughput Sampler User’s Guide
Creating Experiments
An experiment is a group of elements used to acquire and analyze data from the
BD High Throughput Sampler. The Browser is where you create experiments and
access stored data.
Here are two ways to add experiments to the Browser.
• Use the New Experiment button ( ) in the Browser toolbar to create a
new, empty experiment with default experiment elements and default
cytometer settings.
• Use the Experiment > New Experiment command to create a new
experiment based on a saved template with customized elements such as
plots, gates, statistics view, and cytometer settings.
The following tutorials describe how to set up an experiment specifically for
plate-based acquisition and how to use each of the above commands to create
additional experiments.
Creating a Folder and an Experiment
This section describes how to create a folder and an experiment containing basic
analysis options.
1 Click the corresponding buttons in the Workspace toolbar to display the
Browser ( ), Cytometer ( ), Inspector ( ), Worksheet ( ), and
Acquisition Dashboard ( ) windows, as needed.
! Tip As you work in the software, windows can become hidden. Bring a
window to the forefront by double-clicking the corresponding button in the
Workspace toolbar.
2 Choose Edit > User Preferences and verify that the options (in Figure 3-6 on
page 65) in the General tab are selected.