File

This is a sub-menu with commands for working with PDA chromatograms and other specific system commands.

Open Chromatogram… Opens the chromatogram that contains PDA data (Ctrl + O).
Save Chromatogram The command saves the active chromatogram (Ctrl + Alt + S).
Close Chromatogram Closes the active chromatogram (Ctrl + Alt + W).
  Import 3D Opens the Import 3D Text File dialog for setting the reporting options
  Export 3D Exports the PDA data to EZChrom format.
Report Setup… Opens the Report Setup - PDA dialog for setting the reporting options (Ctrl + Alt + P). For more details see also chapter Report Setup.
Print Preview… Previews selected print configuration before printing (Ctrl + Shift + P). After selection, the Print Preview dialog will be displayed.
Print to PDF… Prints report to *.PDF file.
Send Printed PDF… Opens new email message in default email client, prints report to *.PDF and adds created *.PDF file as an email attachment.
Print… Command for selecting printer and actual printing (Ctrl + P). After selection, the Print dialog will be displayed.
  Close Window Closes the PDA Chromatogram window.

 

Import 3D

Imports the 3D PDA data from a *.txt file. The format is compatible with the EZChrom 3D.asc exports.

In general, the imports/exports contain only the matrix of signal values where:

  • Rows represent time points at the time intervals corresponding to the Sample Rate.
  • Columns represent individual wavelengths for the respective range as specified by the Wavelength From and To fields.

For more details see also chapter Import 3D Text File

Export 3D

Export format is based on the export format EZChrom. For more details see also chapter Export format.