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Tiles Toolbars

In the Tiles - Advanced Setup your main features to create regions and positions are in two toolbars on top and on the left of the viewer. The options available in the top toolbar depend on what is selected in the left toolbar.

Left Toolbar

Here you select which setup you use to set tile regions or positions.

Parameter

Description

Icon labeled Preview for preview scan tools
Preview

Displays the tools to define the settings for a preview scan, see Preview Scan Toolbar. Typically a low magnification objective and a channel which protects your sample (e.g. transmitted light) is used. This gives you a low resolution overview of the sample to mark tile regions and/or positions.

Tiles

Here you can select which setup you want to use to set the tile regions. The corresponding tools are displayed in the top toolbar, see Top Toolbar.

Icon labeled Setup by contour (define tile regions by contour)
Setup by contour

Displays the tools to define tile regions by means of contour, see Contour Toolbar.

Icon labeled Setup by predefined (define tile regions by number or size)
Setup by predefined

Displays the tools to define tile regions by means of number or size, see Predefined Toolbar.

Icon labeled Setup by stakes (define tile regions by marker positions)
Setup by stakes

Displays the tools to define tile regions by specifying two or more marker positions, see also Stake Toolbar.

Gray square button with white 3x3 grid of squares icon
Setup by carrier

Displays the tools to define tile regions automatically by means of the fill factor of the sample carrier, see also Tiles Carrier Toolbar.

Positions

Here you can select which setup you want to be used to set the positions. The corresponding tools are displayed in the top toolbar, see Top Toolbar.

Blue square icon with white crosshair and central dot
Setup by location

Displays the tools to define positions by means of the location, see Positions Location Toolbar. You can add various positions in the Stage View using the mouse.

Blue square icon showing a 3x3 grid of white plus signs
Setup by array

Displays the tools to define positions by means of position arrays, see Position Array Toolbar. You can add various contours for position arrays in the stage view.

Gray square button with white 3x3 grid of squares icon
Setup by carrier

Displays the tools to define positions automatically on the relevant sample carrier, see also Positions Carrier Toolbar.

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