Bio-Rad Gel Doc™ EZ System - Manual (Page 41)

Software Overview
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Menu Items
The following section describes all of the choices under the Menu Items; File,
Edit, View, Window, and Help. Many of these functions are also available in
other locations, such as the Toolbar or the Quick Start Guide.
F ILE
File > New Protocol allows the user to Create a new Protocol through one
wizard which contains all of the necessary steps and choices. See Chapter 5,
“Designing Protocols” for detailed instructions. The Protocol can also be
altered, and stored for reuse.
File > Open browses the user’s file system to retrieve a previously-saved
Protocol File or Results File.
File > Save As allows the user to name and store a Protocol or Results File in
their file system. Protocols are stored with a .ptl suffix. Results Files are stored
with a .scn suffix.
File > Default Protocol gives the user a choice of Opening or Running the
Default Protocol.
File > Close gives the user a choice of closing one desktop window, or
closing all of the windows.
File > Export allows the user to export gel images or Analysis Tables. There
are four export choices:
• Raw Image - Uses a .tif when you want all gel image data to be
retained. This option creates a large file, but allows you to analyze
the image in other software such as InfoQuest FP or Quantity One
®
• Displayed Image - You can choose between .bmp, .png, and .jpg
formats when exporting a gel image. The gel will display with any
lanes, bands, and annotations, but cannot be analyzed in other
software. Exporting as a .jpg produces the smallest file, but the
conversion to .jpg loses some data. This format should only be
used for export of visual information for presentation software,
such as Power Point or Word.
• Analysis Table to Excel - If you have this program installed on
your customer, Excel will open with your Analysis Table displayed
as a spreadsheet.
• Analysis Table to File- This choice exports as a CSV (comma-
separated values) file, so your Analysis Table can be opened in a
database application.
See Chapter 9 for complete information about exporting your files.