Application Menu

The Image Studio Application button The Image Studio Icon is the round button at the upper left corner of the application.

Click the Application button to display the Application menu. The panel on the left is the primary menu. If the menu item is followed by an arrow symbol (>), click the item to display a secondary menu in the panel on the right. The secondary menu displays the choices along with their descriptions.

To access these commands by keyboard, press the ALT key to display the Key Tip badges.

The footer area of the Application menu contains two buttons: Preferences and Exit.

  • Click the Preferences button to display the Preferences dialog (see Preferences for more information about this dialog).

  • Click Exit to exit Image Studio Software.

Save

Click Save to save all the new or edited analyses open within the application.

Print

The Print menu has a secondary menu of choices that includes Single Image Per Page, Lab Book, Page Setup, and Select Printer. See Printing Reports in the Reporting section of this guide for details about these options.

Export

The Export menu has a secondary menu of choices for exporting images. Export Options for details about these options.

Import

The Import menu has a secondary menu of choices for importing images and Acquisition Folders from:

  • Image Studio Software
  • Odyssey® Application Software
  • Odyssey Sa Software
  • Aerius Software
  • Pearl® Software.

TIFF, PNG, or JPEG images from third-party sources can also be imported. Import Options for details about these options.

Delete Images

The Delete Images command deletes images that you have selected in the Images table. Select the images to delete, and click Delete Images. Deleting an image cannot be undone.

Work Area

The Work Area menu has a secondary menu with choices for changing to a different Work Area or importing the settings from a different Work Area to the current one.

  • Click Switch to open the Set Active Work Area dialog. Choose an available Work Area and click OK. The current Work Area closes and the new Work Area opens.

  • Click Import Settings to open the Import Work Area Settings dialog. Select a Work Area and click Import.The settings from the selected Work Area will be applied to the current Work Area.

    Image Studio Import Work Area Settings Dialog

Instrument

The Instrument menu contains a secondary menu of choices for managing the instrument status.

  • Information - Click to display a dialog showing the instrument model, S/N, IP Address, Resolutions, Channels, and embedded software version.
  • Connect - Discover available instruments and connect to one.
  • Disconnect - Use to disconnect from the current instrument.
  • Update Software - Use to update instrument software (also called embedded software).

Logs

The Logs menu contains a secondary menu of choices for printing and exporting the application log files.

Support

Click to open the LI-COR support page with links to the latest updates for Image Studio software, or open the LI-COR Biotech News Feed.

Key Management

Import Key icon Import: Allows you to install a key that licenses functionality (e.g., Western Analysis). You must have administrator privileges to the computer to install the key.

Configure Instrument or Application keys icon Configure: Allows you to configure which instrument and application keys are available from the set of installed keys in the current Work Area.

  • Disabling an instrument will make the instrument unavailable in the current Work Area until the key is re-enabled. The disabled instrument will be removed from the list of instruments in the Instrument Model Selection dialog.
  • Disabling an application will make the application unavailable in the current Work Area until the key is re-enabled. The disabled application will be removed from the list of applications in the Type group.