Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software - Manual (Page 63)

Interface Overview
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 The Lane and Band Table tab enables the researcher to choose whether to
include all lanes or selected lanes, with appropriate identifiers. Lane
profiles can also be included.
 The Volume Table tab enables the researcher to choose appropriate
identifiers for the volume table and provides the option of excluding the
table from reports.
Preferences enables you to set naming and color preferences for your image files.
This dialog box has two tabs.
 The Protocol tab shows presets for naming image files. You can choose to
include a designated Prefix, User Name, Date, and/or Time in the name of
your image files.
 The Colors tab enables you to choose colors for the graphic elements in
your gels, such as Lane Frame, Lane, Band, Band Attribute, and MW
Legend. This functionality ensures that these elements are visible,
regardless of the color of the gels.
View Menu Commands
Image Overview displays the gel image with a red rectangle outlining the area
visible in the larger main window. This is useful when you zoom in to a small section
of an image.
Image Transform displays a histogram that enables you to adjust the light and dark
values of a gel image. This adjustment does not change your data, only the way the
data display on your monitor.
Operations History displays the sequence of actions performed by both the user
and the software.
View System Log displays events related to running Image Lab software, including
enabling or disabling secure mode, and the users who log on to or log off of the
software.
View (Instrument) Log displays events related to the instrument, including
calibrating the instrument and the success or failure of the calibration. This log file is
visible only if Image Lab is connected to an instrument.