User Interface

The software user interface is divided into three main areas.

User interface

1	Left Tool Area With the tabs you can access all the main tools for microscope control (Locate tab), acquisition (Acquisition tab), image processing (Processing tab), image analysis (Analysis tab), and applications (Applications tab).
2	Center Screen Area This area is used to display your images with several image views available.
3	Right Tool Area Here you find the Images and Documents tool and hardware controls e.g. for stage and focus. Additionally, system specific tools are available here (e.g. Definite Focus and ZEN Connect controls).

Title Bar

Parameter	Description
Help icon	Activates the "drag & drop“ help function. A question mark appears beside the mouse pointer. Move the mouse pointer to a place in the software where you need help. Left-click on the desired location. The online help opens.
Minimize	Minimizes the program window.
Maximize Over 2 Screens	Maximizes the program window across 2 screens if available. This option is only possible if you are working with 2 screens with the same resolution.
Maximize	Maximizes the program window to the main screen.
Restore Down	Reduces the program window to any selected size.
Close	Closes the program window.

Workspace Configuration

Here you find settings to adjust your workspace. Select Light/Dark Design of the user interface or enlarge the screen with Workspace Zoom slider. You can also save and reload all personal settings in a workspace configuration, the name must have at least one character. With the Dock all tool windows button Dock all tool windows button icon showing a small window with a down arrow in the top right corner you can easily dock all undocked tools with one click.

Menu bar

The menu bar contains all the menus you need for managing, editing, and viewing your projects.

Tool Bar

Here you gain quick access to important functions, e.g. saving or opening files. Further right you find more workspace settings, e.g. Design and Workspace selection. Read how to customize the Tool bar in chapter Customizing Toolbar.

Left Tool Area

This area contains the main tabs for microscope and camera settings (Locate tab), image acquisition (Acquisition tab), image processing (Processing tab), and image analysis (Analysis tab). The main tabs are organized in an order which follows the typical workflow of experiments in bioscience or material science.

Software panel with Locate tab active showing AF controls and Active Camera Test Camera, with blue panels — Left Tool Area

Center Screen Area

The Center Screen Area is structured in 4 areas.

Center Screen Area

1	Document Bar Here you can switch between all your opened documents. For more information, see Document Bar.
2	Image Views Area where you can switch between different image views by selecting the corresponding tab in the list.
3	View Options Area for general and specific view options.
4	Image Area Area where images, reports, and tables are displayed.

Right Tool Area

This area contains mainly the tools for image and file handling (e.g. Image Gallery) and hardware control (e.g. Stage/Focus tool). Depending on your system configuration, other tools can be available. The tools are described in the corresponding chapters of the online help.

Document Bar

Here you see tabs of all open documents. Click on a tab to view the image/document. On the right end of document bar, you find buttons to switch view mode from Exposé to Splitter mode and further view options (View menu).

An asterisk (*) next to an image/document title indicates that changes have been made to this document which are not yet saved. Save your pictures/documents from time to time in order to avoid data loss.

Parameter	Description
Exposé Mode	Opens the exposé view mode.
Splitter Mode	Opens the splitter view mode.
Options	Displays the options of the view menu.

User Interface

Title Bar

Workspace Configuration

Menu Bar

Tool Bar

Left Tool Area

Center Screen Area

Right Tool Area

See also

Document Bar

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