Using ChemFinder - CambridgeSoft

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To copy a formula from the Periodic Table to the
form:
1. Click+drag the text to copy, and then press
Ctrl+C.
2. Click OK in the Periodic Table window to close
it.
3. In the form, click the formula box into which
you want to paste the text and press Ctrl+V.
To display data about the selected element in the
Element Editor, do one of the following:
• Display the desired element and click the
display box at the top of the Periodic Table
window.
• Double-click the desired element button.
The Element Editor displays properties of the
selected element. The color of the element is shown
in the periodic table for that element and in any
structure data boxes in which that element is present.
To change the color of an element:
• Click Color.
To reset an element’s color to the default:
• In the Element Editor, click Revert to Default.
NOTE: The data of the Periodic Table is stored in
a tab-delimited ASCII file called CS ChemFinder
Custom Elements.txt located in your ChemFinder
system directory. It can be easily edited with a text
editor or spreadsheet program if you want to change
default data values.
ChemFinder
Automation Language
(CAL)
ChemFinder is equipped with its own scripting
language, the ChemFinder Automation Language
(CAL). CAL is used to operate the program from the
keyboard, or to create custom scripts for automating
simple operations such as switching between forms
or sending data to Microsoft Excel.
For more information, see The CambridgeSoft SDK
site on the World Wide Web at:
http://sdk.cambridgesoft.com/
To perform a CAL command:
• From the Scripts menu, choose Command
Line.
The Enter CAL Command dialog box appears. You
can type CAL commands and execute them one at a
time.
The Command drop-down list contains previously
entered commands.
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ChemFinder Automation Language (CAL)