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Step 6. Enter Sample Info (Optional)
Before entering information about your unknown samples, select the analytes
you are analyzing in the reading, as described on page 59, and then define the
plate well(s) containing your unknown(s), as described on page 69.
NOTE: Only formatted wells are read by the array reader. Be sure to define all
your unknown sample wells before running a protocol.
Click the Enter Sample Info button in the Protocol window to enter information
about your unknown samples.
Figure 91. Enter Sample Info dialog
The information table lists all the unknown sample wells as defined in the plate
template for the reading (page 69).
You can enter a description and a dilution factor for each unknown in the
appropriate columns. Note that a sample diluted 1 in 2 would have a dilution
factor of 2. To enter the same dilution factor for all unknowns, enter the factor
in the Dilution Factor field and click the Set All Dilution Factors button.
NOTE: You can use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Edit menu to
copy your descriptions and/or dilutions from and to other applications such as
Microsoft Word or Excel. Click a cell, row, or column in the table to copy and
paste.
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