Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software - Manual (Page 136)

6 | Analyzing Images
136 | ChemiDoc MP Imaging System with Image Lab Software
cause the boundary to fall anywhere on the pixels, Image Lab moves the
boundary so that it falls between two pixels and updates the number
accordingly.
Note: The All Lanes Width tool makes the width of all lanes uniform.
Therefore, if you used the Single Lane tool to change the width of an
individual lane, this change is overridden by the All Lanes Width tool.
Single Lane Tools
Specific information about how to use each lane tool is described in the following
section. You can modify an individual lane in your image using these tools.
 Add — adds a lane to a gel image. Click Add, then click within the lane
frame where you want to place the new lane. The lanes are automatically
renumbered.
Note: To add a lane outside the frame, add a lane inside the frame and
click Move to expand the lane outside the frame’s boundaries.
 Delete — deletes a lane. Click Delete, then click either the lane or its lane
number. The lanes are automatically renumbered.
 Bend — bends a lane to better fit the gel image. Click Bend, then drag
square anchor points to fit the lane to the image.
Note: To add anchor points, left-click within the lane. Drag these anchor
points to adjust the lane to fit the gel image. To remove an anchor point,
right-click on it.
 Move — moves a lane to a new position on a gel image. Click Move, then
click the lane you want to move. Drag it to a new location. The lanes are
renumbered according to their new positions.
 Width — changes the width of a lane. Click Width, then click within the
lane. Click on the anchor points to adjust the lane width.