User guide

3. Specify a new name for the template in the Content text box.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Save. The annotation appears as a tooltip, when you point to the annotated template.
Deleting a template
1. Select the template pane for the template to delete.
2. In the document window, select the entire drawing.
3. Go to Edit>Clear.
4. Go to File>Save.
Orienting templates
To make templates that you create simple to use, orient the template structure so that you can modify the bonds you
use most often.
Resizing template panes
To resize the Template panes in the Template panel, drag the lower right corner of the Template panel. If needed, first
click and drag the resize handle.
Defining nicknames
A nickname is an alphanumeric abbreviation that represents a substructure
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. Nicknames are useful for drawing large
structures or structures that repeatedly use similar features. Contracted labels are similar to nicknames, but they are
for one-time use only, in the current document.
ChemBioDraw 13.0 includes a library of nicknames of common functional groups and monomers. For example, if you
typically draw protein structures, you may consider using amino acid nicknames in your drawings rather than drawing
each amino acid.
The substructure that a nickname represents connects to the rest of the structure using one or more attachment
points. Attachment points must be single bonds. For substructures with two or more attachment points, the attach-
ment point numbering sequence determines the order in which other parts of the structure are attached. For example,
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A substructure can be any part of a drawn structure.
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