Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 4 - SYSTEM OPERATIONLightsheet Z.1 Center Screen Area / Image Containers - Display and Image Analysis Carl Zeiss02/2013 000000-1790-528 191The following list describes the most common functions in the Graphics view control block. More can befound under the pull down menu.Select tool: Activation of the mouse cursor for selection, resizing, or movement of angraphic element in the Image Display.Resizing: Click on the handle and hold down the mouse button, drag the handle, releasethe mouse button.Movement: Click on the line and hold down the mouse button, move the entire element,release the mouse button.Text (Annotation) tool: Creation of a text box in the Image Display.After clicking on T, the Text window will be displayed and text can be entered via thekeyboard. To alter the font size and style, click on the More… button (see below) toopen a menu. Here the drop down list next to Text size enables you to select the fontsize. Likewise you can change Font name, Font style, and Font character set. With the Sand L buttons you can easily reduce or enlarge the font size. The entered text will bedisplayed in a ROI within the image. The Text window can also be activated with adouble-click on a created text box, and the entered text can be edited subsequently.Scale bar: Creation of a horizontal or vertical scale bar with default increments in theImage Display. Click and hold the mouse button for the starting point, drag for thehorizontal or vertical scale, release the mouse button to end the procedure.Line tool: Creation of a straight line in the Image Display.Click and hold down the mouse button, draw a line in any required direction, release themouse button to end the procedure.Line with arrow button: Creation of a line with arrow in the Image Display window.Click and hold down the mouse button, drag the line in any required direction, releasethe mouse button to end the procedure.Rectangle tool: Creation of a rectangle in the Image Display.Click and hold down the mouse button, draw a rectangle in any required direction,release the mouse button to end the procedure.Circle tool: Creation of a circle in the Image Display.Click and hold down the mouse button, draw a circle in any required direction, releasethe mouse button to end the procedure.Closed Bezier tool: Creation of a closed bezier figure in the Image Display.The first click sets the starting point, each additional click adds a further line, a click withthe right mouse button ends the procedure and closes the figure.Keep Tool check box: keeps the selected tool for creation of further objects, ifactivated.Auto Color check box: sets the color of the object automatically, if activated.Line thickness pull down: sets the line thickness of the selected element.