Basic interactions
Using Spectrum Browser, you can Save, Print, Export, Zoom, Show Grid, Highlight the spectrum of your interest.
Save: On the tool bar, click on , you can save the spectrum to your disk as a
PNG image.
Print: On the tool bar, click on , you can print the spectrum as a PNG image.
Export: On the tool bar, click on , you can export the peak list m/z and
intensity values into a tab delimited file.
Zoom: To zoom in, you can left click and hold your mouse key, drag to
highlight the area you want to zoom into. To zoom out, you can either right click your mouse in the
main display area or on the tool bar, click on .
Show Grid: On the tool bar, click on , this will show/hide the grid in the main
display area.
Highlight: You can highlight the peak you are interested by mouse over it, on the top left corner of the main display area, the m/z and intensity value will be displayed. The peak will be highlighted with m/z value. The tooltip will also show all the related details about that peak.
Display Mass Differences
To trigger a start of the highlighting mass difference, you can left click your mouse on a peak of your interest. Move the mouse to other peaks, a range will be drawn with the mass difference. If one or many amino acids match the mass difference, they will displayed with the correct charge as well.
To clear all existing mass differences, click on .
Display Ion Annotations
If fragment ions information is provided for the spectrum you selected, they will be highlighted in the main display area. Spectrum Browser will also annotate the possible matching amino acids within the ion series.
You can filter the ion series or amino acid annotations by clicking .