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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.

How to start the program

Importing a sequence

Duplicating a sequence

Editing the sequence

Printing a sequence

The melting profile graph

Editing the graph axis

Printing the graph

Exporting a sequence, melt profile data, and graph

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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