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# ARB_EDIT4 F.A.Q. OCCURRENCE NOTES DESCRIPTION How to move around in ARB_EDIT4: ## OCCURRENCE
### General
## NOTES
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## DESCRIPTION
### General Q & A on ARB_EDIT4
## How to move around in ARB_EDIT4:
### How to define the alignment detail visualized in the ARB_EDIT4 window? Use the scroll bars: click on the triangles to move one position left/right or one line up/down. drag the "bar" while keeping the left mouse button pressed. click outside the "bar" to scroll page-wise Use the middle mouse button: click inside the alignment, hold the button down and move the pointer Use the mouse wheel: move pointer inside alignment and rotate the wheel (optionally with ALT/META) ### How to position the cursor: to visualize the editor cursor, position the mouse cursor and press the left button (note: the cursor is placed between the sequences positions; counting is for the position next right to the cursor) to move the editor cursor (it has to be placed somewhere before) to a given alignment position type a (position) number in one of the 'Position' (absolute alignment position - characters and gaps), 'E.coli' (homologous position in the E. coli standard), 'Base' (position in the current sequence - only characters, no gaps) or 'Helix #' (5'-end of 3' helix half; type a '-' for 5'-end of the 5' helix half) and move the mouse cursor back to the editing area of the ARB_EDIT4 window. to move the editor cursor to the next character (gap symbols neglected) press the 'ctrl' and one of 'right', 'left', 'up' or 'down' keys. ### How to compress and uncompress groups? click (left mouse button) on the triangle on the top of the group brackets ### How to move sequences? ensure the move mode has been activated (by pressing the 'MOVE' button; upper most in the left panel of the ARB_EDIT4 window), position the mouse cursor