UVP Doc-It Life Science - Manual (Page 97)

Performing Colony Counting
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a line through the colony to be split
o Auto Split Colonies – Allows users to split colonies by clicking on a colony to split
o Merge Colonies – Allows users to merge colonies that are less than four pixels
apart
Spiral Plate Analysis – Controls the settings specifically for spiral plates
o Spiral Plate Analysis - Brings up a spiral plate analysis window to define
measures and function
o Align Spiral Plate Overlay – Allows users to reposition the grid overlay on the
counted plate
o Clear Spiral Plate Analysis – Clears the grid and all analysis from the plate and reports
Settings - (column header-no actual functions performed) contains options that allow the user to
set more appealing display options
o Set Display Settings – Allows the user to set more appealing display options such as
color annotations and fill type
Grid Analysis Tools –
Recompute Colony Labels – Renumbers colonies or zones found by the counting process
Analysis Information – Displays the number of colonies counted
Preference Settings for Colony Counting
Open the Preferences window from File > Preferences. This window allows users to set new defaults for
the display options, label color, annotation, camera template settings and miscellaneous functions such
as annotation.
Label Type
To change the Label Type, from the Analysis > Colony Count preferences window, click the
drop down arrow and select from:
None: Assigns no number to the colony or zone counted.
Class: Assigns the class number to colony or zone counted.
Number (general): Assigns an increasing value to the colony or zone counted.
Number (in class): Assigns an increasing value to the colony or zone counted and
starts from a value of one for each class represented.
Colony Marking
To change the Colony Marking, click the drop down arrow to select from:
None: Shows no pictorial indication of the count value.
Outline: Draws a bounding line around the colony or zone.
Fill: Shows the entire colony or zone filled in with color.
Label Color
To change the Label Color, click Auto or click the drop down arrow and select from the colors
listed.