Bio-Rad Microplate Manager Software - Manual (Page 62)

Microplate Manager User Guide
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After you select the template, it is displayed on the screen and simultaneously copied
into the protocol file.
Selecting a New Template (Ultramark only)
If you are connected to an Ultramark, you can select a new template from the
pulldown list under Plate Type: in the center of the protocol dialog box or click on
the Custom Plate Type... button to create a new plate type. Custom plate types are
displayed inside parentheses.
Figure 34. Selecting a new template in a protocol dialog box.
Clicking on Custom Plate Type... is the same as selecting New Template > Custom...
from the FILE menu. See section 4.1.2 for more information about selecting a new
template and creating custom templates.
Displaying and Saving Templates in Protocol Files
To display the template that is stored in the current protocol file, click on the Show
Template button. (If you click on Pick Template... and select an existing template, it
will be displayed automatically after selection.)
A template is not saved in the protocol file until you save the protocol. After you
have selected/edited a template from within the protocol dialog, select Save Protocol
or Save Protocol As... from the FILE menu, or click on the Save button on the main
toolbar.
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Protocols are not automatically saved when you click on Run. To preserve
changes to a protocol file, you must save it.
Custom plate types
are displayed within
parentheses