Bio-Rad Microplate Manager Software - Manual (Page 25)

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3. Getting Started
3.1 Menus, Toolbars, and Other Features
Menu Bar
Microplate Manager has a standard menu bar with pulldown menus that include all
the commands and functions in the software. The available menus and menu items
are different depending on the specific actions you are performing.
For example, when the software first opens, the menus will include basic file opening
and set-up features. When you are formatting a template, the menus will change to
include functions for formatting a template. When you are creating a protocol, the
menus will change to include related functions. After you have read a microplate and
the data is displayed, the menus will change again to include functions for creating
different reports and exporting your data.
Toolbars
Microplate Manager has a main toolbar that contains standard file and formatting
tools . It is displayed below the menu bar. Display of the main toolbar can be toggled
on and off from the VIEW menu.
Figure 8. Default menu bar and main toolbar.
Other tools are associated with particular features of the software, and only appear
when you are using those features. For example, the template toolbar is only
displayed when you are formatting a template. It is located at the top of the template
form.