Tecnai on-line help manual -- Options - UT Southwestern

<strong>Tecnai</strong> on-line help Options 35Options Software version 23.5 Recording on plate negativesPhotomontage with recording on plate will always use the stage for moving from one exposure toanother. The area covered by the montage is determined by driving the stage to a series of positions atthe perimeter and adding these to the boundary points.The main functionality of Photomontage resides in the menu of the display window. A typical sequencefor setting up and executing a plate-negative photomontage is as follows:• If necessary, check that all options are defined as needed.• Define the photomontage area by bringing a series of points on the perimeter of the area to thecenter of the screen with the specimen stage and using Add boundary point to enter it.• Select the magnification to be used for the photomontage.• If necessary, calibrate the rotation.• If necessary, modify the montage suggested by the software.• Execute the exposure of the montage, either automatically or manually.• Store and/or print the data for later reference.3.5.1 The displayThe window will display the photomontage, showing the area overlaid with the individual exposures.Initially the exposures are simply labelled by their sequence number. Once an exposure has beenrecorded, it number will be replaced by the exposure number (provided there is enough room for thelonger labels). The colors used for the display are freely user-configurable.MenuThe menu gives access to all photomontage functionality.