Download OpenSorter User`s Guide - Tucker

Table of Contents
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................ 1
REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 1
ORGANIZATION OF THE MANUAL ................................................................................................................ 1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 3
SORTID ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
OPENSORTER BASICS ............................................................................................................................. 5
THE WORKSPACE ........................................................................................................................................ 5
WORKING WITH PANELS, PANES, AND WINDOWS ....................................................................................... 6
Panels ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Windows and Panes................................................................................................................................ 8
SELECTING A DATA SET IN THE TANKS PANEL............................................................................................ 9
Browsing For a Tank .............................................................................................................................. 9
Displaying Data for Sorting ..................................................................................................................10
The Save Changes Prompt.....................................................................................................................10
USING THE SETTINGS PANEL ......................................................................................................................10
VIEWING DATA IN THE TABBED WINDOW..................................................................................................11
Display Parameters ...............................................................................................................................12
TOOLS FOR VIEWING DATA ........................................................................................................................12
NAVIGATING THE TIMELINE ......................................................................................................................15
VIEWING LARGE DATASETS WITH DISPLAY STEPS .....................................................................................16
EXPLORING DATA IN THE FEATURE SPACE PANE .......................................................................................16
SORTING.....................................................................................................................................................19
SELECTING A SORT METHOD ......................................................................................................................19
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