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The Info WindowThe Information window shows size/positioninginformation about what's going on in ChemDraw.Periodic TableThe Periodic Table window displays a floating periodictable. It can be used both for reference and toinsert elements into structures.The fields show the following:FieldPointer:X/YPointer:dX/dYSelection:X/YW/HAngle:Dist:Shows…current mouse coordinateschange in X and Y coordinatesof a moved selectionposition of a selectionwidth/height of a selectionangle of a bond; rotation of aselectionlength of a bond; distance aselection has been moved% % of original size when resizinga selectionClick an element symbol to highlight the elementand activate the Text tool. Drag across the table tohighlight each element in turn. Click thebutton to show or hide the detailed information.After selecting an element, click in the document toadd an atom label consisting of that element and theappropriate number of hydrogens. Labelingbehavior is as follows:click on… to…an existingunlabeledatoman existinglabeledatoman emptyspacelabel the atomcycle the hydrogen count (if itmatches the selected element)or change the labelcreate a new atomChemDraw 9 ChemDraw Basics • 19Optional Toolbars
AdministratorDouble-clicking on an existing atom will open it forediting without changing the label.NOTE: Some element names conflict with ChemDrawHotkeys, and may not be interpreted correctly by ChemicalWarnings or Check Structure. For more information andtroubleshooting see “Defining Nicknames” on page 122.Character MapThe floating Character Map window displays the256 ASCII characters in any font. The default fontis Symbol. Use it to add symbols or styled fonts tolabels.‘that character in the text box. The selected font(shown in the character map window) is applied tothat character only. It does not change the activefont in the text box.NOTE: You can cancel a selection by dragging to someother character before releasing.The 8 most recently used characters are displayed atthe top of the window. These characters“remember” their font and are not affected bychanges to the window. A single character mayappear more than once in this section if the versionsuse different fonts.The character map is active only when a text box isopen for editing. It will appear grayed-out at allother Times New Roman With a text box open,mouse over the character map to view a largerversion of the characters in the top right corner ofthe window. Click any character in the table to enterClick the button to toggle between the 8 mostrecently used characters and the entire charactermap.Customizing ChemDrawYou can customize ChemDraw by configuringPreferences and Document Settings.Preferences allow you to change the defaultbehavior of certain options that apply to every opendocument. Document Settings allow you to changethe default behavior of options that will affect onlythe active document.Setting PreferencesPreferences affect the way the ChemDraw applicationworks, regardless of the document with whichyou are working.To open the Preferences dialog box:• From the File menu, choose Preferences.20•ChemDraw BasicsCambridgeSoftCustomizing ChemDraw
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• Press the Ctrl or Command key w
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To convert ring types:1. With a bon
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Chapter 4:UltraStructNameStructName
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Converting Names toStructuresThere
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category ChemDraw 8 supports... Che
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Chapter 5: Drawing Captions andAtom
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• Subscript—Reduces the text by
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If you label C4, the second and thi
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5. To close the text box, click out
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4. The margin width is applied to a
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Hard-Coded HotKeysYou cannot edit h
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To edit atom number text:1. Click t
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Chapter 6: Drawing Orbitals,Symbols
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To draw a single lobe orbital:1. Ho
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To draw an H-dot or an H-dash:1. Ho
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The Arrow ToolsPaletteUse the Arrow
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Drawing LinesLines drawn with the l
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Some examples of shapes that you ca
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Deleting a SegmentTo delete a curve
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If you wantto...then...If you wantt
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Chapter 7: Manipulating DrawingsOve
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Selecting Entire StructuresTo selec
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The unselected bonds that are attac
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Reflecting ObjectsThrough PlanesYou
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3. The current median bond length f
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3. With the group selected, right-c
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Chapter 8: Advanced DrawingTechniqu
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Am Amyl AmericiumNp para-NeptuniumN
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ProExpanding LabelsMulti-Attached L
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3. Double-click on the cyclopentadi
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If you select only part of a struct
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Customizing the ColorPaletteYou can
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2. Click a color in the Color Wheel
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A new and untitled Template window
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Chapter 9: Working WithStructuresOv
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Propertym/zDescriptionMass/charge,
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To create a report and view results
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ProExpand GenericStructuresYou can
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Chapter 10:StructuresProDrawing Que
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• From the Structure menu, choose
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OptionSimple ringSearch ResultFinds
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Abnormal ValenceThe Abnormal Valenc
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The Bond Type options are described
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In the table below, points are may
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To Position …from the atom or bon
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A structure-based representation of
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Because of its prevalence the No Fl
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However, you are not interested in
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Always Display and PrintAtom Mappin
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ExportedQueryPropertiesISIS Mol Rxn
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Chapter 11: Working With PageLayout
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To create headers and footers:1. Fr
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Saving Page Setup SettingsYou can s
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A check mark appears next to the Sh
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Aligning ObjectsUse the Align comma
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The table appears in the document w
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7. Press Tab again to create a thir
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Chapter 12: Sharing InformationOver
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A clipping file or a scrap file is
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pasted in other types of documents.
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• SMDFormat Import ExportChemDraw
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For single step single or multi-lin
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different computers rather than usi
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Transferring ChemDrawDocuments Acro
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Chapter 13: ChemDraw/ExcelThe ChemD
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mats, but you may get error message
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Adding Structures withChemDrawThe C
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3. Select the search options:If you
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Aligning StructuresA structure may
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FunctionActionCHEM.COMPOSITION Retu
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AppendicesThis section contains the
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Appendix A: Accessing theCambridgeS
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Follow the links to do substructure
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You can search SciStore.Com for che
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Appendix B: Technical SupportOvervi
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4. If the problem still occurs, use
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Appendix C: The Chemistry ofChemDra
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Isotopes and ElementsBy default, Ch
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Appendix D:WorksUltraHow ChemNMROve
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Appendix E:WorksProHow ChemPropChem
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Appendix F: Shortcuts andHotkeysSho
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Enter...to execute Command...Enter.
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IndexNumerics13C, 1 H shifts, estim
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Bond Propertiesdefining 155descript
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Chemical Warnings (continued)suppre
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Deletingatom labels 87Backspace key
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File format (continued)CTR 198cts 2
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Inserting (continued)rows in tables
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Nicknames (continued)overview 121tr
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Printing (continued)ChemDraw Laser
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Saving customized settings 21Scalec
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