Using ChemFinder - CambridgeSoft

To add a structure:
1. Right-click in a box with a structure field.
2. Do one of the following:
If you want to Then right-click and
choose
draw a structure
import a
structure
a. Edit Structure.
ChemDraw opens.
b. Draw the new structure
in the From
ChemFinder window.
c. From the File menu,
select Close and Return
to... to insert the
structure into the form.
a. Read Structure.
b. Select the file to insert
and click Open.
The file is inserted into
ChemFinder.
NOTE: See the ChemDraw User’s Guide for
information about using ChemDraw.
Committing the New Data
When you finish entering all of the data items, do
one of the following:
• Perform another action such as moving to
another record or printing.
The record is automatically committed.
• From the Record menu, choose Commit
Changes or click the Commit Changes tool
.
The new record is added to the database.
NOTE: Selecting Commit Changes (or moving to
another record if you have two or more records)
saves the data to the database. You do not need to
select Save from the File menu; choosing Save saves
any changes to the form layout, not changes to data
in a database.
Duplicating Records
You can create a new record by modifying an
existing one. To duplicate a record:
• From the Record menu, choose Duplicate
Record.
You are in Add Mode and the form fills with
data from the previously displayed record.
When you select Commit Changes, you create a
new record whose fields contain the data on
displayed. Before committing the duplicate,
you can modify fields or structure and commit
changes just as you would with any other new
record.
NOTE: When duplicating records, only those fields
that are visible on the form are duplicated. Data in
fields present in the database but not visible on the
form are not copied into the new record. The new
record has a new Molecule ID.
Undoing Data Entry
Before committing a new data entry, you can revert
the contents of the form to its previous unmodified
state.
To undo your changes:
• From the Record menu, choose Undo
Changes, or click the Undo Changes button
.
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