This menu provides commands for adjusting the display of DNA and protein sequences in the grid.
The commands in this menu are:
· Show only selected sequences: To work only in a subset of the sequences in the data set, use the check boxes to select the sequences of interest.
· Use Identical Symbol: If this site contains the same nucleotide (amino acid) as appears in the first sequence in the list, this command replaces the nucleotide (amino acid) symbol with a dot (.). If you uncheck this option, the Sequence Data Explorer displays the single letter code for the nucleotide (amino acid).
· Color Cells: This option displays the sequences such that consecutive sites with the same nucleotide (amino acid) have the same background color.
· Sort Sequences: The sequences in the data set can be sorted based on several options: sequence names, group names, group and sequence names, or as per the order in the Select/Edit Taxa Groups dialog box.
· Restore input order: This option resets any changes in the order of the displayed sequences (due to sorting, etc.) back to that in the input data file.
· Show Sequence Name: The name of the sequences can be displayed or hidden by checking or unchecking this option. If the sequences have been grouped, then unchecking this option causes only the group name to be retained. If no groups have been made, then no name is displayed.
· Show Group Name. This option can be used to display or hide group names if the taxa have been categorized into groups.
· Change Font. Brings up the Font dialog box, allowing the user to choose the type, style, size, etc. of the font to display the sequences.