The Style panel lets you customize view formatting and layout.
To open this panel, do any of the following:
- Click on the Style tab (
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).- Use the View > Style > Style command.
- Right-click within a view and choose Show Style Panel.
To change settings in the Style panel:
Click the links below to learn about each of the sections in the Style panel:
- The Overview section contains options affecting the Overview.
- The Sequence section contains options affecting the Analysis view.
- The Analysis section contains options affecting the wrapping and color schemes used in the Analysis view.
To save styles and apply them to future sessions:
Once you have set up styles, you can save them and then apply them to future sessions, either by default or only when you specify that they be applied. You can choose whether to save and apply styles for just one particular view or for all views.
Note that some of the instructions below refer to the “hamburger” menu. To access commands on these menus, click on the expand bar of interest in the Style panel. Then click on the tool consisting of three horizontal lines.
| Task | How To |
|---|---|
| Save all current styles to a file that can be applied to future sessions | Use View > Document Style > Save Style. |
| Save the styles from one particular view to a file that can be applied to that view in future sessions | Click the “hamburger” menu on the right of a Style panel expand bar and choose Save (Expand bar name) Style. |
| Save all current styles to a file that will be applied as the default for future sessions | Use View > Document Style > Save Style as Default. |
| Save the current styles from one particular view to a file that will be applied as the default for that view in future sessions | Click the “hamburger” menu on the right of a Style panel expand bar and choose Save (Expand bar name) Style as Default. |
| Apply styles that were saved earlier to the current sessions | Use View > Document Style > Apply Style |
| Apply styles that were saved for this view previously and apply them to the same view in the current sessions | Click the “hamburger” menu on the right of a Style panel expand bar and choose Apply (Expand bar name) Style. |
| Restore all DNASTAR default styles to the current sessions | Use View > Document Style > Restore DNASTAR Default Style. |
| Restore the DNASTAR default style for one particular view to that view in the current sessions | Click the “hamburger” menu on the right of a Style panel expand bar and choose Restore DNASTAR Default (Expand bar name) Style. |
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