User guide

BioDraw toolbar
The BioDraw toolbar contains drawing tools for adding biological and biochemical elements to your drawings. See
"BioDraw" on page 51 for more information.
Documents
A document is a workspace where you create and edit structures. A document may contain multiple pages, or a single
page.
Creating documents
You can create a new document using either the default settings, or a Style Sheet with customized settings. To
create a document, go to File>New Document.
Using styles
To create a new document using a different style sheet or stationery pad:
1. Go to File>Open Style Sheets.
2. Choose a Style Sheet from the list.
ChemBioDraw 13.0 provides pre-defined style sheets in the ChemDraw Items folder. For example, the ACS Doc-
ument 1996 is configured to create documents set with the bond lengths, bond width, spacing, and fonts used in the 2-
column format of ACS journals.
For a list of the settings in these documents, see "Document settings" on page 273.
Opening documents
To open a document, do one of the following:
Go to File>Open. In the Open dialog box, select the file name and location of the file and click Open.
In the File menu, choose the document from the list at the bottom.
Selecting an open document
The Window menu lists all open documents and templates. The document you choose from the list becomes the
active window.
Annotating documents
Annotations are useful for adding text information to help you identify the document in a database search. Annotations
are categorized using keywords and an associated data value. There are several default keywords:- Name, Descrip-
tion, Type, and Other Info. You can also add your own keywords.
To annotate a document:
1. Go to File>Document Annotations. The Annotate dialog box opens.
2. Select a keyword from the keyword list or add your own keyword. To add a keyword:
a. Select Add New Annotation from the keyword list. The Add New Annotation dialog box appears.
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