User guide

Basic Acquisition Methods
System User Guide
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Add an Experiment
1. Right-click the period where an experiment needs to be added and then click Add
experiment.
An experiment is added below the last experiment in the period.
2. In the Acquisition Method Editor pane, select the appropriate device or instrument
parameters.
Add a Period
• In the Acquisition method pane, right-click the Mass Spec icon, and then click Add
period.
A period is added below the last period created.
Copy an Experiment into a Period
Prerequisite: Multi-period method
•In the Acquisition method pane, press CTRL, and then drag the experiment to the
period.
The experiment is copied below the last experiment in the period.
Copy an Experiment within a Period
Use this procedure to add the same or similar experiments to a period if most or all of the
parameters are the same.
• Right-click the experiment and then click Copy this experiment.
A copy of the experiment is added below the last experiment created. This is useful
when the same or similar experiments are added to an acquisition method.
Note: An experiment or a period cannot be inserted between experiments
or periods. Users can only add an experiment at the end of the period.
Note: Users cannot use multiple periods in an IDA experiment.