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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO CLC SEQUENCE VIEWER
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When the program is installed: Getting started
CLC Sequence Viewer includes an extensive Help function, which can be found in the Help menu
of the program's Menu bar. The Help can also be shown by pressing F1. The help topics are
sorted in a table of contents and the topics can be searched.
Tutorials describing hands-on examples of how to use the individual tools and features of the CLC
Sequence Viewer can be found at http://www.clcbio.com/support/tutorials/. We
also recommend our Online presentations where a product specialist from CLC bio demonstrates
our software. This is a very easy way to get started using the program. Read more about video
tutorials and other online presentations here: http://www.clcbio.tv/.
1.5.1
Quick start
When the program opens for the first time, the background of the workspace is visible. In the
background are three quick start shortcuts, which will help you getting started. In the background
are two quick start shortcuts, which will help you getting started. These can be seen in figure 1.1.
Figure 1.1: Quick start short cuts, available in the background of the workspace.
The function of the quick start shortcuts is explained here:
• Import data. Opens the Import dialog, which you let you browse for, and import data from
your file system.
• New sequence. Opens a dialog which allows you to enter your own sequence.
• Read tutorials. Opens the tutorials menu with a number of tutorials. These are also
available from the Help menu in the Menu bar.
Below these three quick start shortcuts, you will see a text: "Looking for more features?" Clicking
this text will take you to a page on http://www.clcbio.com where you can read more about
how to get more functionalities into CLC Sequence Viewer.
1.5.2
Import of example data
It might be easier to understand the logic of the program by trying to do simple operations on
existing data. Therefore CLC Sequence Viewer includes an example data set.
When downloading CLC Sequence Viewer you are asked if you would like to import the example
data set. If you accept, the data is downloaded automatically and saved in the program. If you