Using ChemFinder - CambridgeSoft

Sorting Languages Other Than English
Text that you sort must be in the same language as
default language of the system on which the
database was created, or an incorrect sort order can
occur.
The ChemFinder sample databases, created in
English, can be sorted correctly using the following
languages:
• English
• German
• French
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Modern Spanish
If you want to sort text in a different language than
the one in which the database was created, perform
the following procedure:
1. On a computer using the same language as the
text you want to sort, open MS Access.
2. Open the .mdb file you want to sort.
3. Compact the database: on the Tools menu,
point to Database Utilities, and then click
Compact Database.
4. After the database is compacted, close MS
Access.
The correct sort information is written into the
database. When you perform a sort in
ChemFinder, the sort order will be correct.
Resetting the Database
To reset the database to its original state:
• From the Search menu, choose Retrieve All.
Editing Structures
You can edit structures by using the ChemDraw
drawing tools. You can also neaten the appearance
of a structure by cleaning it up.The Clean Structure
command is used to neaten the appearance of
molecules by regularizing bond lengths and angles.
Since the degree of change required cannot be
determined a priori, the Clean Structure command
begins gently. You may need to repeat the command
to get the changes you wish. For more details about
how the command works, see “Using Structure
CleanUp” in Chapter 7: Advanced Drawing
Techniques of the ChemDraw User’s Guide.
Before committing a data entry, you can revert to the
previous unmodified record by choosing Undo
Changes from the Record menu or clicking the
Undo tool.
To edit structural data:
1. Do one of the following:
• Right-click in the structure box and choose
Edit Structure.
• Double-click the structure box.
ChemDraw opens and the structure appears in
the From ChemFinder window.
2. Edit the structure using ChemDraw.
3. Click in the ChemFinder window or close the
ChemDraw window when you are finished.
4. From the Record menu, choose Commit
Changes, or move to a different record.
The changes are stored.
To clean up a structure:
1. Right-click in the box containing the structure
to neaten.
2. Choose Clean Structure.
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Editing Data