User guide

Bands
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Contour Information
To display information about the contour, select Contour Information while
the contour is highlighted. A pop-up box will display the area, total intensity,
and average intensity of the contour.
Converting a Contour into a Band
When you are satisfied with the contour, you can redefine the contour as a
band with the function Contour to Band.
Note: Before you can convert a contour into a band, you must define at least one
lane on your gel image. You can define a lane using the Create Lane tool
while the contour is currently displayed.
Selecting Contour to Band from the menu or toolbar converts any currently
displayed contour into a band and assigns that band to the nearest lane. The
contour boundary will change color from yellow to red, and a band line will
appear on the nearest lane.
Note: You cannot perform Gaussian modeling on contoured bands, nor can you
use the Plot Band command.
The areas and quantities of contoured bands can be displayed in reports if
you select the Contour Area and Contour Qty formatting options. They can
also be displayed on the image using Band > Band Attributes and selecting
Contour Area and Contour Qty.
14.8.b Drawing Tools
Fig. 14-18. Drawing tools.