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NOTE: You can access a drawing menu by right-clicking
in the structure window. This menu allows you to, among
other things, copy and paste structures.
Expanding the Drawing Window
To add a structure:
1. Click the Add button in the reaction toolbar.
The Select and Add Structure dialog appears,
displaying the acronyms in your Reactants
Folder:
To expand the drawing window:
1. Double-click the title bar of the chemical
structure field.
The chemical structure field expands.
2. Using the ChemDraw tools, draw the structure
or reaction.
When you are finished editing, double-click the
frame of the chemical structure field to return it to
its original size in the form.
Working with the Reaction
Toolbar
The reaction toolbar provides a number of features
for managing the reactants and products in your
reaction section.
The reaction toolbar normally appears just below
the reaction field.
2. Click the name of a structure in the list that
appears in the right frame to select it.
The structure is selected, and its structure
drawing appears.
3. Click the down arrow by the Add button to
display the options for adding the structure to
the reaction section.
Adding Structures with the Reaction
Toolbar
With the reaction toolbar, you can add reactants
and products from your Acronyms collections in
E-Notebook. There are two methods for adding a
structure with the reaction toolbar:
• Using the Add Dialog to Add a Structure
• Using Quick Add to Add a Structure
Using the Add Dialog to Add a Structure
The Add button on the reaction toolbar brings up a
dialog that allows you to select a structure and add
it to your reaction section.
The options are:
• Left of Arrow as Reactant – adds the
structure to the reaction drawing to the left
of the arrow, and adds it to the reactants
table in the grid.
E-Notebook
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Working with Reaction Sections