Integration
Operation

Modifying the Appearance

You can change the appearance of each chromatogram by enabling and disabling the display of various elements and by modifying them.

• Double-click a peak to display the Peak Properties.

• Draw a frame around the chromatogram section to be enlarged.

• Select Decoration on the View menu to modify the window background, the different axes, the layout of individual peaks as well as the color, shape, and size of their captions.

• If spectra or 3D_Amp data is available for the chromatogram, you can display a spectrum or I-t plot from the chromatogram at a selected retention time. Select Tools>Spectra/I-t Plots Tool on the context menu (or click the corresponding icon on the Integration Toolbar. The spectrum/I-t plot symbol is added to the mouse pointer. Click anywhere to extract and display the selected spectrum or I-t plot in a pane below the chromatogram. A thumbnail of the spectrum or I-t plot is displayed in the chromatogram. To overlay single spectra or I-t plots, hold down the SHIFT key and repeat the operation. Alternatively, select Overlay Spectra or Overlay I-t Plots on the context menu. To remove the overlaid spectra or I-t plots, select Hide Time Spectra or Hide Time I-t Plots.

Opening Additional Window Sections

Select one of the following commands to display more window sections:

• Select Split Zoom on the View menu to split the window. By drawing a frame, you can zoom a window section. The left window shows the entire chromatogram and the frame; the right window displays the zoomed section. Use the mouse to move and position the frame in the left window section. The shape of the mouse pointer () indicates that this mode is enabled. You can also draw a new frame at any time.

• Select Report on the View menu to display the integration report (see Report Tables  The Integration Report).

• Select Show Spectra on the View menu to display the peak spectrum of the currently selected peak (see  The Spectra Plot).

• Select Show I-t Plots on the View menu to display the peak I-t plots for the currently selected peak (see Displaying Peak I-t Plots).

• Compare two chromatograms by enabling the display of an additional chromatogram (see  Chromatogram Comparison).