Introduction

Access IGB bookmarks using the *Bookmarks* tab.

Use Use IGB bookmarks to:

• Jump to a bookmarked location and re-load data.
• Make notes on a genomic scene.
• Share analysis results with other users.

Bookmarks tab overview

The Bookmark tab allows you easy access to the bookmark list and provides tools for managing and sharing bookmarks.

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IGB bookmarks tab
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Any bookmarks that you create during a session will be saved when you exit, and will be available the next time you launch IGB. Bookmarks are saved in their own sub-directory, separate from the preferences and the cache.

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Returning to a bookmarked region

To return to a bookmarked region,

• Double-click it

or

• Choose the bookmark from the Bookmarks menu

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Creating new bookmarks

To bookmark a location and data scene

• Choose Bookmarks > Add Bookmark

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• Click add a new bookmark icon in the Bookmarks tab Bookmarks tab
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A window will appear with space places to enter a name, notes, and associate a name with the bookmark type.

You can also associate a free text comment with the bookmark in the Comment box.

Choose Position Only or Position and Data option (details below) and click OK.

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Position and Data bookmarks

Position and Data is the default setting for new IGB bookmarks. These bookmarks remember the genomic location and zoom level along with the data sets loaded at the time the bookmark was made. Using the bookmark will open all of the accessible data sets/ data sources to the marked genomic location at the original zoom level. If the original data sources or files are no longer available, IGB will let you know.

Position Only bookmarks

Position Only bookmarks only contain the location data and zoom level; you need to open any associated data sets or file to use these bookmarks. Using this type of bookmark will zoom in to a genomic location and zoom level within the currently opened data. You may wish to indicate that this is a Position Only bookmark in the name or commentary.New bookmark window
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Bookmark types

Position Only bookmarks record genome, current position and zoom level.

Position and Data bookmarks record genome, current position, zoom level, and data sets.

Managing bookmarks

You can sort your bookmarks into folders and also associated comments with comments on folders.

To edit the name or comments associated with a bookmark or folder

• Click Bookmarks tab.
• Click to select a bookmark or folder.
• Edit name or comments in the Notes sub-tab.

To delete a bookmark or folder

• Click to select it
• click Click the delete bookmark icon or type the Delete key on your keyboard(red X) or press Delete

Exporting and Importing bookmarks

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You can import multiple sets of bookmarks during the same IGB session. Imported bookmarks will be added to the end of the list of existing bookmarks.

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Viewing bookmark properties (for advanced users

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To see when a bookmark was created and the region it refers to

• Click Bookmarks tab
• Click the bookmark to select it
• Click Location sub-tab

To see other properties of a bookmark

• Click Bookmarks tab
• Click the bookmark to select it
• Click Details sub-tab

or

• Click Bookmarks tab
• Right-click a bookmark
• Select Properties..

A new window will open that reports information about the bookmark and how IGB represents it internally.

To see how IGB combines these properties into an IGB bookmark, export your bookmarks and open the bookmarks file in a text editor to inspect bookmark syntax.

IGB bookmarks file

IGB saves your bookmarks at the end of each session in a file named bookmarks.html in a folder named .igb in your home folder.