Process Ribbons and Menus

program menu file commands the program menu provides commands for the current session of amics process related to documents see docid\ xrhczinotqaorigdljkq2 to explore the organization of the amics folders and file structure also, the docid\ jo2g6gzbltx2jb6imtodr can be used to open files that have been loaded into it open measurement files file close the current measurement file, but keep the amics process session open open a recent document look and layout change the look and feel of amics by selecting a skin amics offers several "office 2007" colors and a windows 7 layout access the new flexible style layout using this menu for more infomraiton, see docid\ tn9nqzpscpqxvx sga6b0 for more details on layout functionality about process select the small question mark in a blue circle in the upper right hand of the screen to see the about window this contained information on the amics process version consisting of the first three numbers (e g , 3 3 0) and the build number (e g 3 3 0 1562 ) the build time, indicating how old the software version is the software copyright information ribbon menus process main ribbon the process main ribbon in process contained all controls needed for image viewing and reprocessing workflows the main ribbon is divided into 7 sections program icon and tab selector file management for opening and saving files amics requires changes to be saved and we recommend saving often data viewer that has controls to select docid\ dd90gyelaucrypuendpay , fit the image, and change the images that are displayed show/hide with controls for changing the information displayed on the screen tools that has all all commands needed to complete the docid 0k7ynw0jwouof8govjubk and apply docid\ i8ity9huhvyprzgjduzfe access the docid\ bhbisziexcczrmzj91abk for process open a new instance of amics process, amics investigator, or amics tool using the small blue icons the style menus can be used to control docid\ tn9nqzpscpqxvx sga6b0 configuration and look and feel the about button displays program information including the version dive deeper into linked pages to understand the process and logic for each section the docid\ dd90gyelaucrypuendpay selector controls what data layer can be selected, a fundamental concept in amics the mineral / bse toggle rotates through the views for sample images see docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 for more information explore how to use the classify menu in the docid 0k7ynw0jwouof8govjubk where a method is developed and applied file and data viewer panels open a document, this can also be accomplished using the docid\ dpq16 2ulg2zvl58 oqg system save the document the docid\ dd90gyelaucrypuendpay panel the concept of data layers is fundamental to amics the active layer selected will determine the behavior of amics on all docid\ gnjqxo5fyteuaasxwnebf in process in the docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 tab the layer determines what objects are selected when hovering in the docid\ qca7y27uxl7h9ay llm4q tab the active layer will change if grains or partials are displayed the active layer can also impact some calculations in the docid aqtjdzmushqruecjuegl and docid 7burzzroderlzdetuoin2 tabs select the segment layer to make the segments active each segment is defined during data collection see docid\ v7saktxhyknzlp1uyoro3 for more information on segments select grain layer to make the grains active grains are defined as connected segments (segmentation mapping mode) or x ray points (matrix mapping mode) that have the same mineral identity select the particle layer to select particles particles are defined as an entity surrounded by background in block type samples the background component is not distinguished, therefore there is no concept of particle the frame layer replaces the segment selector when no particles are present this allows for the selection of a frame the fit image icon fits the image to the size of the current results area use this function to re fit the image to the display screen if the image is “lost” the fit line up fits grains/particles to the current zoom factor in line up mode in the docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 and docid\ zbecr oifbbtupufs9yw1 when the image is sorted or on the docid\ qca7y27uxl7h9ay llm4q the mineral / bse icon s witch between the bse image and the mineral identified view see docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 page for a details on each view mode linking tabs icon link tabs – allows any selected parameters on the current tab to be applied to all tabs save your work often amics will not save changes to the database unless the user selects the save icon or ribbon button the save icon will be grayed out unless changes are pending when selecting a line up (e g area) it may not be displayed or displayed incorrectly select the fit line up icon to fit the line up to the display screen correctly show / hide panel the show / hide panel is used to change the display in any docid\ gnjqxo5fyteuaasxwnebf where mineral data and maps are displayed bse underlay displays the bse image as an underlay to the mineral identified view x ray points displays the position of all x ray points the distance icon (dist ) activates the distance measurement mode once clicked, click and drag on the active screen the distance in microns will be displayed click on the additional menu items to remove the last measurement taken or remove all measurements screen elements can be displayed including scale bar d isplays a scale bar at the bottom of the results display area flags m arks the position of each segment, grain, particle or frame with a green square flags are useful to highlight small particles in a bright phase search or a selected mineral phase boundary displays the filed boundaries additional screen elements map view d isplays a small overview map view in the results area showing the size and location of the current screen view related to the total measured area x ray points may not be visible at full extent or if zoomed out too far on the docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 , docid\ qca7y27uxl7h9ay llm4q , or docid\ zbecr oifbbtupufs9yw1 tabs if x ray points is selected and the image is not showing the x ray points it may be required to zoom in farther also, note that the x ray points must be activated to hover over a point and see the x ray and related information distance can only be measured on the docid\ didxhv 9p ewca8szipl4 tab use bookmarks to find important features bookmarks can be very useful for marking and adding notations to important features to add a bookmark right click on the sample images or particle grid tab in the location to add the bookmark and select extra > create bookmarks the bookmark is stored within the file structure see docid\ fwi9wksdjis017qxrtlhq for more information tools panel toggles the field adjustor mode see docid\ uaggj5xmy11kzj89wtivo for details on manual and automatic image stitching and field adjustment reclassify opens the reclassification dialog as part of the docid 0k7ynw0jwouof8govjubk see docid\ sbaomwkkglh4nwp9kxnks for a detailed explanation of how classification is applied and all options cleanup applies steps to remove unwanted segments see docid\ dulxcmipnrsw9zguesw3s for a detailed explanation export gives many options for transfer of data from amics to a desired format see docid\ qotopcjo8fzwsf9s0v6pa for details on data formats and limitations batch opens the docid\ i8ity9huhvyprzgjduzfe workflow dialog box amics uses batch processing to apply a docid\ sbaomwkkglh4nwp9kxnks to a set of measurements delete removed the selected data deagg applies the docid\ wdhtyhwm6m2s zvzebnbv algorithms opens the docid\ yv4msb6oqcaddrrmfbbwq for data analysis and export of particle data process extra ribbon the extras ribbon contains the following command sections the views section (1) has commands related to displays in the docid\ gnjqxo5fyteuaasxwnebf the global mineral section (2) controls what global mineral database is loaded into the docid\ zuprkvz35edykn6kcncza and used for matching to the docid\ t6sehy jvkd5g 7o zypt the edit section (3) is used to copy or undo actions related to data the tools section (4) provides access to tools that have been developed for working with or analyzing data the more options button opens the docid\ e2szwuewcgoxivob0zj2i dialog views section status bar checkbox turns the status bar on/off the status bar is located along the bottom edge of the amics process window and provides additional information on the curser location and last action of the program the status bar displays (mineral idenified)\[sample\ x location, y location, field #, segment #] (bse\ value) \[stage location x, stage location y] element lines checkbox turns element lines in x ray spectra display on/off select circle shape checkbox, when selected, allows the user to make area selections of x ray points, segments, grains or particles using a circular shape instead of the default rectangle keyboard shortcut select by \<shift> + left mouse button \<shift> + \<esc> will clear the selection grid autoclean removes all cells in the docid\ qca7y27uxl7h9ay llm4q that have a 0 value this can be used to shorten the display when using a large mineral list for calculations where the mineral is defining the cell apply bse shift applies any shift as defined in the docid\ zkifr8adhgcwujb7znrv1 sec channel image checkbox applies the secondary channel image fiducial point turns on and off the location of any docid\ u fxli5oodwcgm7xmrxc that were selected during data collation docid\ wymdzo7 lmwqqum1qcou workflow in amics investigator global minerals section the docid\ t6sehy jvkd5g 7o zypt selector can populate one or more of the global mineral databases into amics the databases area accessed in the docid\ zuprkvz35edykn6kcncza and can be activated without a measurement loaded edit section the edit commands are can be used to copy the current screen or to undo a data action tools the tools sections provides access to data transformation tools developed for special analytical tasks in amics/ docid\ zkifr8adhgcwujb7znrv1 is used to apply software correction to bse images and can apply based on background or a selected mineral docid\ smrzfdje0vezmabnexbrd process is used to extract particles from block measurements by defining a phase to be considered background docid\ gxmsxjikve awnp8svjap tool can be used to combine measurements together into a single dataset docid\ v ldbv6agwbj4kuj8eilc tool overlays a energy image (elemental gross counts) over the mineral image so the user can identify elemental hotspots docid\ kltfd0ygyk0yvupmi8py6 allows a user to preview fields from any measurement docid\ mlujnw7bj41 byg9zpulp tools is a qa/qc tool used for assessment of the quality of a classification method docid\ ovx5jw bs4gjcqsqk0tpv allows for cross field mineral touch up process standards ribbon see docid\ a yt x2oz71suryplarqz for detailed functions alt keys at any time press \<alt> to see keyboard navigation shortcuts that are built into amics alt key shortcuts are shown with a white number or letter that is context specific default shortcuts command action alt + \<key> activates alt keys shortcuts ctrl + b alternates background color ctrl + o open file ctrl + l opens the log file ctrl + c copy screen alt + backspace or ctrl + z undo m marks spectra when spectra is selected setting shortcuts amics has limited ability to set keyboard shortcuts to access the shortcut menu step 1 open the options menu step 2 select the customize tab and select the "keyboard shortcuts customize " button step 3 select a menu command category (file, main, extra, for standards) and a command to assign in the example below we will be assigning a keyboard shortcut for bse image view from the main shortcut step 4 assign a key stroke by entering the shortcut keys in the "press new shortcut key" dialog box and select "assign" to save the action when done setting keyboard shortcuts select close to close the dialog box