Bio-Rad Microplate Manager Software - Manual (Page 33)

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4. Templates
Templates allow you to specify the number of wells (Ultramark only) and the layout
of the standards, unknowns, controls, etc. on your microplates. You use this layout
information both when reading the microplate and when analyzing your data and
organizing it in your final report(s).
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Ultramark only: This version of Microplate Manager allows you to capture and
display an image of your microplate using the Custom Template feature. If you
create or select a custom template, you can view the resulting image using the
Raw Image Report. This feature also allows you to specify any plate
dimensions up to a total of 1,536 wells.
You can define your template at several stages in the reading process.
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You can define the template first, by selecting an existing or new template
directly from the FILE menu, formatting it, then saving it as a file. You can then
select this template file from within a protocol, and it will be automatically read
into the final data file.
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You can open and format a template from within the protocol dialog box. It will
then be automatically read into the final data file.
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You can format the template in the final data file, or replace the template in the
data file with a different template. (However, your changes will not be saved
with the protocol.)
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It is useful to format your template before reading the microplate so that this
information can be included in the protocol file. This allows reports to be
automatically generated, displayed, and printed immediately after plate reading.
4.1 Opening a Template
4.1.1 Opening an Existing Template
To open an existing template, select Open from the FILE menu or click on the Pick
Template button from within a protocol dialog box. This will open the File Open