Applied Biosystems Data Explorer 4 Series, User Manual

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Managing Files
Data Explorer
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Software User’s Guide 1-41
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2. Select the trace window to copy.
3. Display the peak list by selecting Output Window from
the Display menu, then clicking the Chro Peak List or
Spec Peak List tab.
4. Sort the peak list as needed. See “Sorting the peak list”
on page 3-42.
5. From the Edit menu, select Copy, then select All Peaks.
6. Paste the data into an appropriate application, for
example, Microsoft Excel.
Copy mass list
This function copies only the masses for the spectrum and is
useful for pasting data directly into spreadsheets or other
applications without having to delete header information.
To copy all centroid or apex mass data from the spectrum
peak list to the clipboard:
1. Select the Spectrum window to copy from.
2. Select Peak Label from the Peaks menu.
3. Specify the Mass Type by selecting Apex or Centroid.
For more information, see Section 3.5.2, Setting
Chromatogram and Spectrum Peak Labels.
4. Click OK.
5. From the Edit menu, select Copy, then select Mass List.
Hint: If you activate the Spec Peak List tab, you can
copy the mass list by right-clicking, then selecting Copy
Mass List from the popup menu.
The mass list is copied to the clipboard with a header
indicating Apex Mass or Centroid Mass.
6. Paste the data into an appropriate application, for
example, Microsoft Excel.