The Analysis section contains options affecting the wrapping style for rows in the Analysis view. To access it, click on the Style panel expand bar entitled Analysis, or choose View > Style > Analysis.

The following table shows tasks that can be performed using the Analysis section.

Task How to…
Select the preferred line wrapping style Use the Layout drop-down menu:

  • Linear – All information for a sequence appears on a single row with no line breaks. A horizontal scrollbar is provided.

  • Automatic wrapping – The alignment is wrapped to fit within the view. Wrapping adjusts automatically if the view’s width changes. Note that vertical splits are not available in either type of wrapped view. However, any existing splits are restored if Automatic wrapping is turned off.

  • Fixed wrapping – The alignment is wrapped at the specified number of residues. Enter a number in the Size box to wrap after a different number of residues.

Specify the color of sequence characters Use the “foreground color” tools to the right of . To display the letters in a single solid color of your choice, check the box next to Solid. Then click on the ‘A’ tool to the right of the checkbox and choose a color from the color picker. To instead choose a preset color scheme, check the box next to Scheme and make a selection from the drop-down menu. You can toggle between checking and unchecking the Scheme box using the Analysis > Color Sequence Foreground menu command.To learn more about available color schemes, click here.
Specify the background color (boxes around each letter) Use the “background color” tools to the right of . To use a single solid color of your choice, check the box next to Solid. Then click on the ‘highlighter pen’ tool to the right of the checkbox and choose a color from the color picker. To instead choose a preset color scheme, check the box next to Scheme and make a selection from the drop-down menu. You can toggle between checking and unchecking the Scheme box using the Analysis > Color Sequence Background menu command. To learn more about available color schemes, click here.
Specify the background color for gaps Use the “background color for gaps” tools to the right of . To use a single solid color of your choice, check the box next to Solid. Then click on the ‘highlighter pen’ tool to the right of the checkbox and choose a color from the color picker. To choose the default (light gray), check the box next to Default. To learn more about available color schemes, click here.

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