homeabout uscontact us

 

Selecting Items

 

Overview

You can select one or more genes, samples or clusters on a plot. This can be done on the plot itself or on the plot legend.

 

Actions

Selecting a Single Gene or Sample

Click on the gene or sample name. The gene is highlighted in the legend and on the plot where appropriate.

 

Selecting Multiple Genes or Samples

Press and hold the <Ctrl> key and click on the item names.

 

Selecting a Series of Genes or Samples

Press and hold <Shift> and click on the first item in the series. This becomes the anchor point until the <Shift> key is released. Keep holding the <Shift> key and click another item name. All item from the first clicked to the last clicked (inclusive) are selected.

If you click on another item name, the selected series is de-selected and a new series from the anchor item to the last item clicked is selected.

 

De-selecting Individual Items in a Series

Release the <Shift> key and press and hold the <Ctrl> key and click on the selected item(s) to be de-selected.

 

Selecting a Node

Click on the dendrogram when the gray bounding box surrounds the items in the node. The names of the items are highlighted.

 

Select All

To select all of the items in the plot legend and their corresponding items on the plot, right-click on the plot and select Select All from the shortcut menu.

 

Select None

To de-select all of the items in the plot legend and their corresponding items on the plot, right-click on the plot and select Select None from the shortcut menu.

 

Related Topics:

Changing the Gradient Color and Scale

Resizing Cells in a Color Grid

Toggling the Color Grid On or Off