Bio-Rad DCode™ Universal Mutation Detection System User Manual
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Section 3
Quick Tutorial
This tutorial section allows you to work with the main features of the program. The
tutorial will cover.
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How to start the program
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Importing a sequence
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Duplicating a sequence
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Editing the sequence
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Printing a sequence
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The melting profile graph
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Editing the graph axis
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Printing the graph
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Exporting a sequence, melt profile data, and graph
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Saving the project
3.1 How to Start the Program
Starting WinMelt on Windows 3.1x Systems
To start the WinMelt program go to the Program Manager and open the "WinMelt" group.
Double-click the "WinMelt.exe" icon to launch the program.
Starting WinMelt on Windows 95 and Windows NT Systems
To start the WinMelt program go to the Start menu and choose "WinMelt" under
"Programs".
Starting MacMelt
To start the MacMelt program, double-click on the "MacMelt 2.0" program icon.
3.2 Importing a Sequence
When the program is loaded the main screen will appear as shown in Figure 3.1. The
main screen contains the Project View, which is currently empty.
Fig. 3.1. The Project View window.
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