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Chapter 7
Import/export of data and graphics
Contents
7.1
7.2
7.3
Bioinformatic data formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
7.1.1
Import of bioinformatic data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.1.2
Import Vector NTI data
7.1.3
Export of bioinformatics data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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External files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Export graphics to files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7.3.1
Which part of the view to export
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7.3.2
Save location and file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
7.3.3
Graphics export parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
7.3.4
Exporting protein reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
7.4
Export graph data points to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
7.5
Copy/paste view output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
CLC DNA Workbench handles a large number of different data formats. All data stored in the
Workbench are available in the Navigation Area. The data of the Navigation Area can be divided
into two groups. The data is either one of the different bioinformatic data formats, or it can be
an 'external file'. Bioinformatic data formats are those formats which the program can work
with, e.g. sequences, alignments and phylogenetic trees. External files are files or links which
are stored in CLC DNA Workbench, but are opened by other applications, e.g. pdf-files, Microsoft
Word files, Open Office spreadsheet files, or links to programs and web-pages etc.
This chapter first deals with importing and exporting data in bioinformatic data formats and as
external files. Next comes an explanation of how to export graph data points to a file, and how
export graphics.
7.1
Bioinformatic data formats
The different bioinformatic data formats are imported in the same way, therefore, the following
description of data import is an example which illustrates the general steps to be followed,
regardless of which format you are handling.
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