Acquisition tab, confocal imagingThis is the tab where image acquisition can be started and change the properties of theimaging. Always check “show all tools” here and for all the blue menus in the view menu(show all global).Laser menu: turning theconfocal and SIM (Elyra)lasers ON/OFFAcquisition mode:changing the quality of theimaging (resolution, imagespeed, averaging, dynamicrange setup)Imaging setup: selectingthe excitation andemission for the differentchannels. Choosingbetween simultaneousand sequential imagingChannels: controlling theexcitation laser power andthe gain on the PMTdetectorStarting/StoppingacquisitionExperiments: activatingadvanced acquisitionsSmart setup: quick setupfor channels