Sequencher 4.8 User Manual--PC - Bioinformatics and Biological ...

Format: drop down menu allows you to choose the format type for your exported
sequence. Clicking on the Options… button displays the window where you turn options
on or off. In most cases you will want to just click on Export and use the original
consensus name.
The Browse… button opens a window called Browse For Folder. From this window
you can choose where to store the new text file(s). You may create a new folder in which
to store your sequences by clicking on the Make New Folder button at the bottom left of
the window. Click on the OK button to record your chosen location.
Uncheck the Use Default Names checkbox if you wish to set a specific export name.
Exporting Contigs
To export a contig, click on the item you want to export. Go to the File menu and click on
Export and Contig… from the submenu.
Sequencher displays the export dialog. The browse button allows you to choose a disk
and folder to store the new text file(s). The format button allows you to choose the format
type for your exported contig. You can choose from MSF, Nexus Interleaved, Nexus
Sequential, Aligned FastA and CAF. You may also set a number of options. Clicking on
the Options… button displays the window where you turn options on or off. Finally,
clicking on the Export button executes the command.
The Use Default Names option gives each export the name of its contig. Uncheck the
Use Default Names checkbox if you wish to set a specific export name.
The Browse… button opens a window called Browse For Folder. From this window
you can choose where to store the new text file(s). You may create a new folder in which
to store your sequences by clicking on the Make New Folder button at the bottom left of
the window. Click on the OK button to record your chosen location.
If you execute the Export command with the Sequence… suboption while a contig is
selected, Sequencher will create a folder with the name of the contig. The folder contains
all of the sequences in the contig.
Exporting Selection as subproject
If you wish to share your data with colleagues who may have older versions of
Sequencher or another program, choose Export from the file menu and then Selection
As Subproject…, then select the appropriate version or type from the Format dropdown
menu.
In certain cases, you may want to move some but not all items from one Sequencher
project into another. Working in the Project Window, select the sequence fragments and
contigs you want to export. Go to the File menu and choose Export and then choose
Selection As Subproject. Sequencher creates a new project containing only the
items you selected. Now you can import the newly created sub-project into the chosen
Sequencher project.
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