Bio-Rad iQ™5 Optical System Software, Version 2.1 - Manual (Page 31)

Section 4 Workshop Module
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Fig. 4.3. The Plate Setup Editor Window.
Exiting the Plate Setup Editor
You can return to the Workshop at any time by pressing Cancel & Exit Plate Editing. Any current
changes made since the file was last saved will be lost.
To save changes before returning to the home screen, click Save & Exit Plate Editing and assign
a name to your new plate setup in a standard Windows Save dialog box. All plate setup files are
automatically assigned an extension of .pts.
NOTE: Plate setup files from earlier versions of the iQ5, iQ, or MyiQ software can be opened iQ5
Optical System software version 2.1, but before they can be saved, you must assign a vessel type
and sealing mechanism if not previously defined.
4.2.2 Well Definition Icons
Fig. 4.4. The Well Definition toolbar.
There are nine icon running across the top of the representation of the experimental plate
(Figure 4.4). These buttons are used to provide the two pieces of information required for each
well: sample type and fluorophore(s) to be monitored.
The active button is always surrounded by a red box.
Standard Pointer for selecting, but not altering, wells.
Defines Standards
Defines Unknowns
Defines No-Template Controls