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Step 2: Choose species and genome version

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Open a folder under the Available Data file tree (red box) by clicking on it.Select and select data sets by:

• checking Check the box (red arrow)
• dragging Drag the data set into the Data Management table

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• Use File > Open... or File > Open URL... to select a file or enter a URL
• Drag the file or Web web link into the IGB window

Reference sequence

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Step 4: Click Load Data button

• Zoom If large data sets are selected, zoom to a smaller region (See Step 5) if large data sets are selected
• Click Load Data button (green arrow, box in above image).

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To zoom in on a region of interest:

• Use the zoom slider. Click in the main window for focus zooming (zoom stripe) and then drag the slider (purple box/arrow).
• Search for a gene. Click Use the Advanced Search tab and enter the name of a gene. Double-click rows in the results list , double-click result to jump to a feature (red box/arrow).
• Double click a feature. (orange box/arrow).
  • See also Selecting a feature
• Enter coordinates in the range box. (green box/arrow)
• Click-drag within the coordinate axis. (blue box/arrow).
• Use keyboard shortcuts. Use control+mouse wheel (Windows) or command+mouse wheel (Mac) (yellow box/arrow).
  • See also Zooming

See also:

• More about scrollingScrolling/panning in IGB
• More about the main Main view
• More about the tabbed panels and about customizing themTabbed panels.

Step 6: Configure tracks

Select the Annotations tab, which allows you to change style, size of the tracks, amount of data shown within the track, as well as offers various functions that can be performed on the track.

See also:

• More about customizing the style of Customizing tracks.
• Preferences