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Options dialog

Some common application settings may be adjusted in this dialog. The dialog looks like this:

Application settings

The following application settings can be adjusted:

Audit Trail settings

Operator settings

The full name of the operator is available here. The user will be asked to enter the operator name in the User Authentication Dialog during the very first start of the software. By default the name of the current operating system user is proposed. The operator name is mandatory and can be reviewed in the options dialog but cannot be changed after the initial input.

Audit trail entries will include the operator!

All audit trail entries include the operator and the department. Please provide correct entries!

Department settings

The name of the department is available here. The user will be asked to enter the department name in the User Authentication Dialog during the very first start of the software. This can be any company name or name of a division or department in a company. This value should also reflect the function or position of the user. Unlike the operator name, the department name can be changed later on in the options dialog.

Audit trail entries will include the department!

All audit trail entries include the operator and the department. Please provide correct entries!

 

Copy settings

Copy as bitmap settings

This option controls, whether all analytical data objects, e.g. 2D data, 3D data and molecules are copied as bitmap into the clipboard or not. Regardless of this setting, data is always copied as text into the clipboard. The bitmap resolution can be customized as well. This might be relevant for a required output resolution.

  • Yes
    Analytical data is copied as bitmap in a pre-defined size into the clipboard to be shared with other applications.

  • No
    nothing is copied.

Use Bitmap resolution settings

This option controls, whether the current screen resolution or a custom size is used for copying an object as bitmap into the clipboard.

  • Yes
    A custom bitmap size is used to copy an object into the clipboard. The bitmap resolution is predefined.

  • No
    The current screen resolution is used for copying the object into the clipboard.

Bitmap resolution settings

A custom bitmap resolution can be adjusted for copying objects into the clipboard as bitmap. The image of an object is rendered to fit the custom bitmap resolution automatically.

Copy as CSV settings

This option controls, whether analytical data, i.e. spectral data is copied as separator separated list into the clipboard. The TAB-key is applied as separator.

  • Yes
    analytical data is copied as formatted text using a TAB-separator into the clipboard.

  • No
    no formatted text using a TAB-separator is copied.

Tip:  This option should be set true, if you like to copy data to foreign applications like MS-Excel.

Copy as text settings

This option controls, whether analytical data, i.e. spectral data is copied as unformatted ASCII text into the clipboard.

  • Yes
    analytical data is copied as unformatted text into the clipboard.

  • No
    no unformatted text is copied.

 

Language settings

Current language settings

This flag toggles the current application language. The initial default language is the native operating system language. It will be detected automatically on first startup of the application. The user might switch the language later on here. To toggle the application language, click the icon at the right side of the property field and select the desired language from the drop down list.

Tip:  The application needs to be restarted to apply the new language completely!

 

MRU settings

MRU file list size settings

A custom number shorthands to the last opened files is recognized by the software. This list is called most recently used file list (MRU). This option controls the number of recognized entries in the most recently used files (MRU) sub-menu in the File menu.

To modify this value, please enter a new positive integer value into the property field.

MRU project list size settings

A custom number shorthands to the last opened projects is recognized by the software. This list is called most recently used projects list (MRU). This option controls the number of recognized entries in the most recently used projects (MRU) sub-menu in the Project menu.

To modify this value, please enter a new positive integer value into the property field.

MRU mathematics list size settings

A custom number shorthands to the last used mathematical functions is recognized by the software. This list is called most recently used mathematics list (MRU). This option controls the number of recognized entries in the most recently used mathematical functions including parameter settings (MRU) sub-menu in the Mathematics menu.

To modify this value, please enter a new positive integer value into the property field.

Search Result Display Options

The following options are available for the search result:

  • Normalize Search Result
    Data is displayed normalized according to the query spectrum or in original y-axis scale.

  • Show all Labels for Library Contents
    When browsing the contents of a library using the Show Library Contents command in the Library menu, by default all available data labels are displayed. You might not need all the information at a glance. Hence you can deactivate all additional labels, except the data name.

Preview Settings

File Open Preview

This option controls wether a preview of the selected file in the File Open Dialog is shown.

  • Yes
    any file selected in the File Open Dialog will be shown as preview in the lower part of the dialog.

  • No
    no preview is shown.

Project Password Protection

This option controls the automatic password encryption of new projects.

  • Checked
    New projects are automatically protected by the default password.

  • Unchecked
    Projects are not password protected.

Mathematics Settings

Ignore Lambert Beer

This option controls wether Lambert Beers Law is followed strictly for all mathematical operations.

  • Yes
    Mathematical operations will be processed without previous unit conversions.

  • No (default)
    Data will be converted to absorbance units for mathematical operations and will be converted back to the original unit after processing.

Scientific Notation for Numbers

Defines the thresholds for switching the number display to scientific notation.

  • Bigger than
    Numbers bigger than this value will be displayed in scientific notation.

  • Smaller than
    Numbers smaller than this value will be displayed in scientific notation.

Print Settings

Controls the display of the parameters dialog during print preview.

  • Yes
    The parameters dialog will be displayed together with the print preview.

  • No
    Parameters dialog is not shown.