Mouse Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts¶
You can use mouse commands and keyboard shortcuts to make your work with ROCK MAKER easier.
Mouse Commands¶
Left-click
The left button of your mouse is vital for commands in ROCK MAKER.
A single left click is applicable for most commands, including selecting all wells in a layer creation and dragging and dropping conditions in the custom layer, and selecting an item.
A double-left click opens an item.
Right-click
The right button of your mouse performs the following actions.
Note
Right Click
Location
Option
Suboption
Open
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Explore Menu
Blank areas in a folder in Searches
A selected folder in Screens, Projects, Searches, SynchrotronTrips, and a project
A selected screen, project, folder, experiment, fragment screen, protein, seed, search and filter file, or synchrotron trip file
New Folder
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: Screens, Projects, and Synchrotron Trips
A selected folder in Projects
Blank areas in: Screens, Projects, Searches, SynchrotronTrips along with their folders and projects in the main explore panel
New Screen
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: Screens
A folder in Screens
A project in Projects
Blank areas in: Screens, a folder in Screens, and a folder and a project in Projects in the Main Panel
New Project
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: Projects
A folder in Projects
A blank area in Projects
New Protein Formulation
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Explore Menu
A project
Blank areas in: folders and projects in Projects in the main explore panel
New Experiment
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: a project and a folder in a project
Blank areas in: folders in Projects and projects in Projects in the main explore panel
New Fragment Screen
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: A project and a folder in a project
Blank areas in: a project and a folder in a project in the main explore panel
New Protein Variant
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Explore Menu
A protein
New Synchrotron Trip
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: SynchrotronTrips and its folder
Blank areas in: SynchrotronTrips and their folders in the main explore panel
New Search and Filter
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Explore Menu
Nodes panel: Searches and its folder
A blank area in a folder in Searches
Analyze
Create New Search and Filter
Searches
Projects
Explore Menu
Nodes panel: Screens, Projects, and a project
Blank areas in: Screens and its folders, as well as Projects and its folders and projects in the main explore panel
Searches
Projects
Explore Menu (Main Explore Panel)
A selected folder in Screens
A selected folder in Projects
A selected project in Projects
A selected: experiment, screen, and protein
Cut
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Explore Menu
Nodes Panel
A folder in Screens
A folder in Projects
A project in Projects
A folder in SynchrotronTrips
A folder in Searches
Main Explore Panel
A selected folder in Screens, Projects, Searches, and SynchrotronTrips
Blank areas in: folders in Screens, folders in Projects, projects in Projects, folders in SynchrotronTrips, and folders in Searches
A selected project, experiment, screen, fragment screen, protein, seed, search and filter file, or synchrotron trip file
Copy
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Explore Menu
Nodes Panel
A folder in Screens
A folder in Projects
A project in Projects
A folder in Synchrotron Trips
A folder in Searches
Main Explore Panel
A selected folder in Screens, Projects, Searches, and SynchrotronTrips
A selected project in Projects
Blank areas in: folders inside Screens, folders inside Projects, projects inside Projects, folders inside SynchrotronTrips, and folders inside Searches
A selected experiment, screen, fragment screen, protein, seed, search and filter file, or synchrotron trip file
Experiment Page
Paste (will be active if you copy an item)
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Explore Menu
Nodes Panel
Screens
Projects
SynchrotronTrips
A folder and a project in Screens
A folder and a project in Projects
A folder in SynchrotronTrips
A folder in Searches
Main Explore Panel
Blank areas in: Screens, folders in Screens, Projects, folders in Projects, projects in Projects, SynchrotronTrips, folders in SynchrotronTrips, and folders inside Searches
Experiment Page
Delete
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Explore Menu
Nodes Panel
A folder in Screens
A folder in Projects
A project in Projects
A folder in SynchrotronTrips
A folder in Searches
Main Explore Panel
A selected folder in Screens, Projects, Searches, and SynchrotronTrips
Blank areas in: folders in Screens, folders in Projects, projects in Projects, folders in SynchrotronTrips, and folders inside Searches
A selected folder in a project
A selected project, experiment, screen, fragment screen, protein, seed, search and filter file, or synchrotron trip file.
Rename
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Explore Menu
Nodes Panel
A folder in Screens
A folder in Projects
A project in Projects
A folder in SynchrotronTrips
A folder in Searches
Main Explore Panel
A selected folder in Screens, Projects, Searches, and SynchrotronTrips
A selected project in Projects
Blank areas in: folders in Screens, folders in Projects, projects in Projects, folders in SynchrotronTrips, and folders in Searches
A selected experiment, screen, fragment screen, protein, seed, search and filter file, or synchrotron trip file
Mark as Not Seen
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
An experiment
Export
Export POI
Export To Text File
Export To XML File
Explore Menu (Main Panel)
An experiment
Export XML Screen
Export Scores
Export Selected Wells
Experiment Page:
Experiment Report
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
An experiment
Image Now
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
An experiment
Export To XML File
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
A screen
Screen Stocks Report
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
A screen
Rotate Canvas
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
A screen
Synchrotron Trip Report
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Explore Menu (Main Panel)
A selected synchrotron trip file in SynchrotronTrips
Add Layer Tool
Grid Layer
Random Layer
Custom Layer
Protein Layer
Seeding Layer
Screen Layer
Fragment Layer
Experiment Page
Edit Experiment
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Experiment Page
Import XML Screen
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Experiment Page
Reports
Instant Drop
Experiment
Design
Ingredient
Image
Single Drop
Well
Synchrotron Trip
Score
Export Frap Data Point
Experiment Page
New Seed
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Experiment Page
Mark as Dispensed
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Experiment Page
Inspections
Vary (depends on each experiment’s inspections)
Experiment Page
Save Image
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Experiment Page
Drop Captures
Vary (depends on the enabled imaging settings in the Imaging submenu of the Setup menu)
Experiment Page
Disable Imaging
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Experiment Page
Enable Import Focus Level
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Experiment Page
Mark Interesting
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Experiment Page
Single Drop Report
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Experiment Page
Well menu
Drop menu
Compare menu
Keyboard Shortcuts¶
A quick way to access many commands in ROCK MAKER version 4 is by using keyboard shortcuts, which typically consist of one or two keystrokes.
The following are explanations of the most common shortcuts available in ROCK MAKER.
Shortcut |
Location |
Function |
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Ctrl+C |
Explore Menu |
Copies an item(s). |
Canvas Menu |
Copies a layer along with its ingredients. |
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Ctrl + X |
Explore Menu |
Cuts an item(s). |
Ctrl + V |
Explore Menu |
Pastes an item(s). |
Canvas Menu |
Pastes a layer along with its ingredients. |
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Ctrl + S |
Explore Menu: Setup Menu, Global Preferences and Administrator submenus in Settings Menu |
Saves changes |
Experiment Page: Design Submenu in Canvas and Info Menus |
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F2 |
Explore Menu (Node and Main Panel) |
Renames an experiment, a project, a screen, or a protein.
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F5 |
Explore Menu |
Reloads the Explore page. |
Canvas Menu |
Regenerates composite images of an experiment. |
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Delete |
Explore Menu |
Deletes an item(s). |
Setup Menu: Ingredients Submenu |
Delete an ingredient(s). |
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Experiment Page: Well, Drop, or Compare Menus |
Deletes an annotation, scribble, or measurement. |
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Arrow keys |
Explore Menu |
Moves to a corresponding item. |
Setup Menu (Except Dispensing Properties Submenu) |
Moves to an item above or below. |
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Settings Menu: Global Preferences, Find Orphan Images, and Administrator Submenus |
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Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, or Compare Menus |
Moves to a corresponding well. |
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Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + click |
Explore Menu: Main Panel |
Selects multiple items. |
Experiment Page: Canvas Menu and Navigator panel |
Selects multiple wells.
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Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
Selects multiple wells. |
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Shift + click or Shift + drag |
Explore Menu |
Selects multiple consecutive items. |
Ctrl + F |
Explore Menu |
Opens the Search All page for the selected item in the main explore panel in a new tab. |
Tab |
Explore Menu |
Moves to the next item. |
Right arrow |
Explore Menu: Nodes Panel |
Expands a node. |
Left arrow |
Explore Menu: Nodes Panel |
Collapses a node. |
Ctrl + right arrow |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the next inspection. |
Ctrl + left arrow |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the previous inspection. |
Ctrl + plus sign |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Zooms in on the experiment view. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + minus sign |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Zooms out on the experiment view. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + 0 |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Adjusts the display to fit your screen. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Page Up |
Experiment Page:
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Moves to the next drop in a well. |
Page Down |
Experiment Page:
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Moves to the previous drop in a well. |
Alt + right arrow |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the next imaging setting in an experiment. |
Alt + left arrow |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the previous imaging setting in an experiment. |
Shift + right arrow |
Experiment Page:
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Moves to the previous region of interest. |
Shift + left arrow |
Experiment Page:
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Moves to the next region of interest. |
Home |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the first well on a plate. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + Home |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the first well in an experiment or screen. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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End |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the last well on a plate. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + End |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the last well in an experiment or screen. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + Q |
Experiment Page: Canvas Menu |
Zooms in on a selected plate in an experiment or screen with multiple plates. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Right-click + drag |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Zooms in on the red box area. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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F4 |
Experiment Page: Canvas Menu |
Moves to the design, image, score, or ingredient view. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
Move to the design or ingredient view. |
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Ctrl + Z |
Experiment Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
Undoes the last action. |
Screen Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + Y |
Experiment Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
Redoes the last action. |
Screen Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
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Mouse wheel hold + drag |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Drags the canvas area while zoomed in. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Alt + mouse click |
Experiment Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
Highlights wells with the same stock(s) as the selected well. |
Screen Page: Design Submenu in Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + space |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the same well number in the next plate of an experiment. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + shift + space |
Experiment Page: Canvas, Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the same well number in the previous plate of an experiment. |
Screen Page: Canvas Menu |
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Ctrl + up arrow or F11 |
Experiment Page: Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the next focus level image in the Focus Level panel. |
Ctrl + down arrow or F12 |
Experiment Page: Well, Drop, and Compare Menus |
Moves to the previous focus level image in the Focus Level panel. |
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