Bio-Rad EXQuest Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 211)

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attributes. Select the attribute or attributes you wish to add to the list and click Done.
Or, if you wish to create a new attribute, click New.
Fig. 6-16. Adding an Attribute
Once the attribute has been added to the table, you can add a value by clicking the
cell. If you enter a new value for the attribute, a warning dialog appears asking if you
would like to add the value to the attribute.
Check the Apply when possible box to automatically add the attribute to any samples
that do not already have the attibute added. This feature allows yo to quickly apply an
attribute to a great number of samples. All you need to do from there is enter the
values.
6.6.b Classes
Attributes are variables that cannot be measured, but must be expressed in a
qualitative manner. A class is a group of gels with the same attribute value. An
example of this might be a MatchSet of six gels. Some of these gels may be treated or
untreated. By attaching these values to your sample in the sample database, you can
refer to these sample as a group of treated or untreated samples. You can also create