1.4.4 Importing Alignment Files

• There are two ways to import alignment files:

1) Via the regular file import flow as a new project

• To import the file, click the "Import file" icon in the tool bar or the Materials box, or "Import" from the File menu. You will then be prompted to choose a folder for saving the file.

• Your .ab1 or .scf file will open and the sequence will appear with the chromatogram peaks (Figure 1.4.4.1).

• By opening the file this way, no alignment is performed.

• You can open this project again in the location where it was saved in the Materials box.

• See section 1.4.1 for more details on uploading files.

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  Figure 1.4.4.1: Imported .ab1 sequence with chromatogram peaks.

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2) Via the alignment tool in the opened template project

• You can import sequences to align by first opening your template project where you would like to run the alignment.

• Then open the alignment tool settings, by clicking on the "Align" button in the tool bar. See section 1.24.1 for details.

• Then upload your alignment sequences by selecting the "choose a file" option. Select the files from your computer and then click "apply" (Figure 1.4.4.2). See section 1.24.2 for details.

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  Figure 1.4.4.2: Alignment settings dialog.

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