Preferences: Movement

Purpose

Use Movement preferences to adjust X,Y and Z movement functions, including AutoMove, Field of view move controls, and mouse wheel focus.

Access Movement preferences from File > Preferences > Movement.

AutoMove and Field movement

Field movement size: Specify how the stage is moved (or to navigate acquired images) when using the Field moves controls.

  • % of screen size: Type in the desired field movement size as a percentage of the size of the main software window. Enter a value into the text box, or use the up and down arrows next to the text box.

    • The default is 75% of the size of the tracing window; this size typically balances overlap with efficiency in covering an area.
    • Enter a value between 10 and 100%; for values outside of this range, use the User Specified option.

  • User specified: Enter values for X and Y into the text boxes, or use the up and down arrows next to the text boxes. Note that, unlike the previous options, the values entered might not be applicable to all lenses because they are absolute values.

Mouse wheel

The default action for the mouse wheel is to adjust the cursor size. Also see Using the mouse wheel.

Mouse wheel settings

Focus with mouse wheel: Check to change the mouse wheel action to focusing. Uncheck to change the mouse wheel to cursor diameter size adjustment.

Reverse direction: Check the box to reverse the direction of Z-focus movement when scrolling the mouse wheel forward or backward.

Z distance per wheel click: Each click of the mouse wheel moves through the Z-axis by the distance specified. Enter a value into the text box, or use the up and down arrows next to the text box.

Using the mouse wheel for both cursor size adjustment and focusing

  1. Check Focus with mouse wheel to change the mouse wheel action to focusing.
  2. Rotate the wheel while holding down Ctrl on the keyboard to adjust the cursor size.