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Creating a new batch
To enable the Auto-Increment control and deselect the external source:
a. Press
to display the Use External Source for Plate ID dialog box:
b. Press
4. If Auto-increment is not selected in the Plate ID box, click the check box to select it.
5. Press the Measure tab
to display the measure controls (see
The Measure tab
, page 47).
6. In the Plate ID box, type in text to act as a basis for the identifier.
If the text includes a sequence of digits, these will be used as the starting point for the auto-
incrementing; if it includes more than one sequence, the rightmost sequence will be used as
the starting point; if there are no digits in the text, auto-incrementing digits will be added to
the end of the text. For example:
Template First identifier Second identifier Third identifier
abc abc1 abc2 abc3
abc18 abc19 abc20 abc21
abc18def abc19def abc20def abc21def
66abc18def 66abc19def 66abc20def 66abc21def
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