User guide

1. Select the structure.
2. Right-click and go to Atom> or Bond>Show Query Indicator on the context menu.
Positioning query indicators
You can position a query indicator by either dragging it or entering a numeric value for the new location.
1. Right-click the indicator and choose Position. The Position Indicator dialog box appears.
2. Click the appropriate Position option, and type a value:
To Position … Type a value for…
from the atom or bond center to
indicator center
angle, degrees or clock, o’clock
from the atom or bond center to
bottom left of indicator baseline
offset, horizontal and vertical
at specified coordinates absolute, horizontal and vertical
Hiding a query indicators
To hide an indicator:
1. Right-click the indicator.
2. Choose Hide Indicator on the context menu.
Removing atom properties
To remove all properties from an atom:
1. Select the atom.
2. Go to Structure>Atom Properties.
3. Click Use Defaults.
To remove specific properties from an atom, do one of the following:
Right-click the atom. In the context menu, select Atom Properties and choose the properties to remove.
Go to Structure>Atom Properties and click the atom properties to remove.
With query indicators shown, click the query indicators using the eraser tool.
Atom property options
The properties you can assign to atoms are described below.
Substituents
A substituent is defined as a non-hydrogen atom connected by a bond of any order. The substituents properties spec-
ify the number of substituents that may be bonded to the selected atoms.
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