Metrohm NIRS XDS MultiVial Analyzer - Manual (Page 49)

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the column at the right. Note that the Product must exist (that is, it must have been created within
the Project) to be used in this manner.
In the example shown, there are two “mgstearate” products shown. One has a suffix “1” that is not
shown due to window size. In practice, the user may wish to keep the names shorter, or use a prefix
instead of a suffix to identify products.
The user may right-click on the Sample ID and Product ID column to see the product list, as shown
above. (A double-left-click also opens this list) The Product ID may be edited in this manner also.
Entry Method 3: Click on the cell in the Sample ID column, and type the sample name directly into
the cell. Be sure to click the vial position (to turn it yellow) to make the vial position active.
The cell entry method is shown above, highlighted by the red border. The user may type a Sample ID,
then press “Enter” to move down to the next row. This speeds entry of a column of sample names.
Entry Method 4: If the Sample ID names exist in an Excel spreadsheet, highlight those names in the
spreadsheet as shown at the right.
Hint: To select quickly, click on the first cell, hold the “Shift” key and click on the last cell. All cells in
between will also be highlighted.
Click “File, Copy”. Excel places the Sample ID names on the clipboard in Windows®.
Switch back to the Vision window.