Bio-Rad EXQuest Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 4)

Table of Contents
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1. Introduction ........................................................................ 1-1
1.1. Overview of PDQuest ..................................................................................... 1-1
1.2. Digital Data and Signal Intensity .................................................................... 1-2
1.3. PDQuest Workflow ....................................................................................... 1-4
1.4. Computer Requirements ................................................................................. 1-7
1.5. Installation ...................................................................................................... 1-9
1.6. Hardware Security Key (HSK) ..................................................................... 1-10
1.7. Starting the Program ..................................................................................... 1-12
1.8. Software License .......................................................................................... 1-13
1.9. Downloading from the Internet .................................................................... 1-16
1.10. PDQuest Basic ............................................................................................ 1-17
1.11. Contacting Bio-Rad .................................................................................... 1-17
2. General Operation .............................................................. 2-1
2.1. Graphical Interface ......................................................................................... 2-1
2.2. Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................................................ 2-5
2.3. File Commands and Functions ....................................................................... 2-7
2.4. Printing and Exporting .................................................................................. 2-20
2.5. Printing ......................................................................................................... 2-21
2.6. Exporting ...................................................................................................... 2-25
2.7. Preferences .................................................................................................... 2-35
2.8. Mouse-assignable Tools ............................................................................... 2-45
3. Viewing and Editing Images ............................................. 3-1
3.1. Windows and Subwindows ............................................................................. 3-1
3.2. Configuring Subwindows ............................................................................... 3-1
3.3. Assigning and Interchanging Images .............................................................. 3-3