How to Use This Help File

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How the Help File is Organized

We have divided this help file into the following sections:

  • Welcome to ROCK MAKER Help

  • What’s New in This Release

  • The ROCK MAKER Software

  • Experiment Design

  • Dispensing

  • Viewing Images

  • Search and Filter

  • Reports

  • Administration

  • Best Practices

  • FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Most topics are further broken down into Concepts and Tutorials. At the very least, we recommend that you read about each concept.

Notes

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