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The Edit function creates a spreadsheet interface to support editing of multiple file headers at one time. With this approach it is convenient to fix common changes to a large number of files, and to handle the experiment comprised of multiple tubes in a unified view.

If you make changes to a keyword, they are not saved back to the files until you explicitly issue the Save Changes To Files... command from the file menu. ProJo will generally save the changes into the original files. To make a copy of all of the files in the set, use the command Save Changes To... which is similar to the Save As... function in most programs.

Editing Techniques

• Double click on a cell to edit it.
  Click on another cell, or type tab or return to stop editing.
• Bold indicates a value edited in this session.
• Italics indicates values edited in previous sessions.
• Hold down shift and option keys to extend cell selection.
• Click on the column headers to select all cells in the column.
• Double click on the column header to sort the spreadsheet by that column.
• Pasting into a selection larger than clipboard, will put the text into each selected cell.

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Favorite & Recent Changes

There are two popup menus that provide additional techniques for performing the same changes to multiple areas of your protocol:

The first menu is called Favorites. It contains a list of text strings that you specifically designate that you want the program to save for reuse. You can add a list to your favorites by clicking the Plus key, or you can edit the list of Favorites via the command in the Protocol menu: Edit Favorites... (shown below). When Add Favorites command is invoked, the first selected cell is added to the bottom of the favorites list. Once you've added a string to the Favorites menu, choosing it from the menu will set all selected cells to that string. The items in the Favorites list are stored in the applications configuration information and persists across windows.

The Recent list sets values similarly, but it is built automatically from the changes already made in the current session. The most recent value set to a cell will be the topmost string in this list, followed by the change made previously, and so on. The items in the Recent list are forgotten when the window is closed.

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Editing the Keyword List

As a default, about a dozen or so of the most common keywords will appear as columns in the Edit window. You can edit the set of which ones appear by clicking on the key button in the top right corner Alternately, you can select Edit Keyword List... from the Protocol menu. Either way, you will see the dialog below, which is used to choose the set of keywords which are visible in the editor.

To change the list, select new keywords in the left hand list and drag them to the right side. You may also select them and push the button labeled >>Add Key>> in the center of the window.

You may drag items around in the right hand list to change the order in which they appear.

You can remove keywords from being visible by using the Remove Key or Remove All buttons. When you are finished, click OK to return to the edit window.

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Editing the Favorites List

Under the Protocol Menu, the command Edit Favorites... will bring up a dialog box to change the contents of the Favorites list. You can drag items around within the list, in order to change the order within the Favorites menu.

To add a new item to the favorites: type the text into the edit box on the left side, and click the button >> Add Item >>

To delete an item from the favorites: click on the item within the list, and click the button Remove Item.

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