General Function Checklist


Default Data Providers

Select File -> Preferences -> Data Sources tab.


Click on the (info) icon in the Information column for RNA-Seq.


Close this information window, then click on the (info) icon for Genome in a Bottle.


Open the A_thaliana_Jun_2009 genome.


Open the H_sapiens_Dec_2013 genome.


  1. Navigate to chr1:45,691,287-45,691,329
  2. Click Load Sequence


Adding/Removing/Editing Data Providers

  1. Select File -> Preferences -> Data Sources tab.
  2. Click Add... 
    1. Name: myQuickload
    2. Type: Quickload
    3. URL: http://www.igbquickload.org/quickload/
  3. Click Submit.
  4. Close Preferences.


  1. Close and re-open IGB.
  2. Select File -> Preferences -> Data Sources tab.


Select myQuickload and click Edit...


Click Choose local folder.


Change the Name of myQuickload to myQuickloadv2, then click Save Changes.


  1. Select myQuickloadv2.
  2. Click Remove...


Secured Data Providers

Click Add... and add the following two Quickload sites:

  1. Name: secure1
  2. Type: Quickload
  3. URL: http://igbquickload.org/secureQuickloadTestSites/secureSiteTest
    1. Click Submit. A prompt should appear asking for a username and password:
      1. Username: guest
      2. Password: guest
    2. Make sure Save Password is checked, then click OK.
  1. Name: secure2
  2. Type: Quickload
  3. URL: http://igbquickload.org/secureQuickloadTestSites/secureSiteTest2
    1. Click Submit. A prompt should appear asking for a username and password: 
      1. Username: guest2
      2. Password: guest2
    2. Make sure Save Password is checked, then click OK.



Close Preferences and open the A_thaliana_Jun_2009 genome.


  1. Add the TAIR10 mRNA data from the secure1 Quickload.
  2. Add the TDNA insertion lines data from the secure2 Quickload.
  3. Go to Chr1:7,404,452-7,520,146
  4. Click Load Data.


Restart IGB and open the A_thaliana_Jun_2009 genome.