Stage View

The Center Screen Area shows the full travel range of the microscope stage, along with the current stage position, the graphical display of sample carriers and your acquired mosaic images. You can control the stage view using the arrow icons at the edges of the image area. The view can be enlarged, reduced or moved using the general control elements.

Symbol	Parameter	Description
/	Selected/Active	Represents the Selected/Active container/well by a blue border.
	Live Navigator	Shows the current stage position including the live image as a frame outlined in blue. To move the frame, double-click on the position to which you want to move it. Alternatively hold the left mouse button on the live navigator tool while dragging the mouse. The frame can also be used to control acquisition. If you click on one of the frame's blue arrow icons, an image is acquired. The Live Navigator tool is moved one frame width in the relevant direction. You can create tile images of your sample easily in this way.
	Tile Region	Represents the tile regions in the stage view by a red grid.
	Positions	Represents positions in the stage view by a yellow plus symbol with a red frame.
	Position Array	Represents the position arrays in the stage view by the corresponding position symbols surrounded by a dashed line.
	Local Support Point	Represents local support points in the stage view by a yellow circle with a dot in the middle.
	Global Support Point	Represents global support points in the stage view by a white circle with a dot in the middle.

A right-click in the Stage View displays a context menu with Tiles & Positions specific options.

When you right click in the Stage View of the Tiles Advanced Setup, you have the following Tiles & Positions specific options:

Parameter		Description
Show Images		Activated: Displays images in the Stage View.
Remove Images		Displays the options of what images are removed from the Stage View.
–	All	Removes all images.
–	All Manual Snap Images	Removes all manually taken snap images.
–	All Preview Scan Images	Removes all preview scan images including preview images imported into the Stage View.
Import Preview Image		Opens the file browser to select an image which gets imported into the Stage View.
Save Preview Images		Opens the preview images in separate image documents in ZEN, which allows you to save them or work with them if necessary.
Bring Navigator into View		Re-centers the Stage View onto the current stage position coordinates at the preset zoom level. You can also activate this function with Ctrl + B.
Show Tile Regions Name		Activated: Displays the names of the of the tile regions in the Stage View.
Show Tile Rectangle for Positions		Activated: Displays a red rectangle around the individual positions in the Stage View.

Stage View

Specific Tiles & Positions Context Menu Options

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