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the%initialization%window.%
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drop‐down% list.% In% this% case% it% will% be% “JLG% Lowry”.% To% create%
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keeping% in% mind% the% assay% specifics% (such% as% appropriate%
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following%tabs:%General,%Read%Method,%Template,%Curve,%Cutoff,%
Reports.% If% the% saved% protocol% fits% the% intended% use% of% the%
experiment,% the% only% tab% requiring% modification% from% default%
settings% will% be% “Template”.% On% the% “Template”% tab,% select% the%
appropriate% Well% Type% from% the% drop‐down% list% to% match% the%
actual%well%content:%“Blank”,%“Standard”%or%“Sample”.%To%insert%
selections,%click%and%drag%over%the%96‐well%template%area,%with%
sample% numbers% automatically% increasing% in% a% left‐right% and%
up‐down% direction.% If% replicates% of% the% same% sample% number%
are% included,% change% the% replicate% number% and% indicate% their%
direction% (e.g.% down% and% across).% To% delete% selections,% select%
“Clear”%from%the% Well% Type%drop‐down% list%and% click%and% drag%
over%the%wells%that%need%to%be%deleted.%
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