Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software - Manual (Page 135)

Lane and Bands Tools
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All Lanes Tools
You can modify all the lanes in your image using these tools.
 Resize — resizes the lanes in your image. Click Resize and then drag the
handles of the red squares to resize all lanes.
 Adjust — adjusts the orientation of all lanes. Click Adjust and then drag a
single corner of the lane frame. The Adjust All Lanes tool does not resize
lane width.
You can add anchor points to the top or bottom borders of the rectangle by
clicking the lane frame. Remove any unneeded anchor point by right-clicking it.
By dragging these additional anchor points, you can adjust for “smiling” gels.
Note: You can move the entire lane frame when resizing or adjusting the
lanes. Click Resize or Adjust and make the changes to your lanes. Then
click anywhere in the frame and move it to the desired location.
Tip: On the PC, you can press the Shift key or the Ctrl key and use the
arrow keys on your keypad to move the lane frame. On a Mac, press the
Shift or the Command key and use the arrow keys.
 Delete — deletes all lanes.
 Width — changes the width of all lanes at the same time. Click Width and
then drag one of the anchor points on any lane to change the width of all
lanes. In a multichannel image, the width of all the lanes in all channels are
changed.
Tip: You can use the plus key (+) on your keyboard to increase the lane
width, and the minus key (-) to decrease the width.
You can also change the lane width by specifying the size of the lanes. Click
Width, enter a number (in mm) in the box, and click Apply.
Note: You might see that the number in the box changes after you click
Apply. For example, you enter 5.75 and the number changes to 5.71. The
image is made up of pixels and the Image Lab™ software can only draw a
boundary for the lane between pixels. If the number you specify would