7.1 Basic Usage

Columns are divided into two basic types: data and property. Data columns are those found in SD data and/or imported files. Property columns include:

Depiction - This column contains an image of 2D structure of the associated molecule.
VIDA ID - This column contains the unique identifier assigned to that object by VIDA.
VIDA Name - This column contains the title of the molecule as sepcified in the input file.
Visible - This column contains an indicator (green dot) showing whether the molecule is Visible (see Section 3.1.2).
Marked - This column contains an indicator (red flag) showing whether the molecule is Marked (see Section 3.1.4).
Locked - This column contains an indicator (padlock) showing whether the molecule is Locked (see Section 3.1.3).

Clicking on any data cell in the spreadsheet will cause the associated molecule to become the Focused molecule (see Section 3.1.1). Double-clicking on a cell in the spreadsheet enables modification of the data value in that particular cell. Some columns cannot be changed, such as the ``VIDA ID" or ``Depiction'' columns.

Clicking on a cell and the holding the mouse button down while dragging selects a rectangular region in the spreadsheet. This region can be copied and pasted into other spreadsheets. The depiction column will be automatically converted to a SMILES string when feasible (molecule has fewer than 100 atoms). Similarly, clicking the mouse on a molecule's depiction and dragging the mouse to another application will transfer that image to the other application. This provides an easy way to transfer molecular images to other documents.

Clicking on a cell in the property columns Visible, Marked or Locked will toggle the respective property. To assign a property to a selected range of cells, simply select the range and then right click on the spreadsheet and select the appropriate action from the popup menu.

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