User guide

3. Go to ChemOffice13>Convert>Inchi to Molecule. If the cell does not contain a valid Inchi string, an error mes-
sage appears.
Adding structures by name
You can type or paste chemical names into cells and convert the names to structures.
1. Enter the names into cells.
2. Select the cells to convert.
Tip: You can also convert names generated from Excel formulas.
3. Select ChemOffice13>Convert>Name To Molecule. If the cell contains a name that Name=Struct supports, the
structure appears with the given name as the name of the cell.
Saving structures
You can save a chemical structure to a separate file.
1. In the worksheet, select the cell containing the structure.
2. Go to ChemOffice13>Molecule>Save. The Save to File dialog box appears.
3. Select an existing file or enter a new file name and click Save.
The following formats are supported:
ChemBioDraw (*.cdx) Connection Table (*.ct)
ChemBioDraw XML (*.cdxml) MSI Molfile (*.msm)
ChemDraw 3.5 (*.chm) SMD 4.2 (*.smd)
ChemBio3D XML (*.c3xml) Metafile (*.wmf)
MDL Molfile (*.mol) GIF (*.gif)
MDL Sketch (*.skc) TIFF (*.tif)
MDL Rxn (*.rxn) PNG (*.png)
MDL Graphic (*.tgf) Bitmap (*.bmp
PostScript (*.eps)
Undo/Redo
You can undo the last action you performed using the Undo feature. The Redo feature provides a quick way to re-
apply changes to your ChemOffice spreadsheet that you removed with the Undo feature.
Searching
You can search for structures based on the criteria and search function you use. ChemDraw/Excel offers three basic
search functions:
Normal search
Similarity search
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