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Bookmarks in IGB allow you to create a shortcut to a genomic location and zoom level.
When you create a new bookmark, you can add notes describing what you see.
You can organize your bookmarks into folders, which can also have comments.
There are tool tips for bookmarks, showing the chromosome number and coordinate range to further assist you in your data analysis.
We have also included Bookmark history, with forward and back arrows allowing you to move back or forward through the bookmarks you have viewed or created during a session.IGB bookmarks allow you to:
- Jump to a bookmarked location and re-load data
- View, add, or edit notes associated with the bookmark
- Organize and sort bookmarks into folders
- Use history buttons to revisit previously viewed bookmarks
- Import bookmarks from another IGB user
- Export bookmarks and share them with other IGB users
The Bookmark tab
The Bookmark tab allows you easy access to the bookmark list; it also provided all of the tools needed to manage and share the bookmarks. For more details about the 'anatomy' of this tab, see Bookmark tab.
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Note: If you need to reset preferences to default, or if you need to clear the IGB cache, your bookmarks will NOT be affected. However, if the entire IGB directory is deleted, or if the bookmark sub-directory is deleted, then all the bookmarks will be lost.
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You can also associate a free text comment with the bookmark . Anything you like can go in this in the Comment box. Chose Choose Position Only or Position and Data option (details below) and click OK.
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