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Aligning tracing and specimen

Use the tools on this page:

in conjunction with the Serial Section manager section alignment - OR -
to re-align your tracing after taking the slide off from the microscope or restarting the software

If your contours come out of alignment with your live image while tracing, make sure the correct lens is selected from the drop-down menu.
If the correct lens is already selected, please refer to the calibration protocol.

An alignment tool might:

move the current section only
move images in the current section
move the reference point

Alignment Tools - Comparative Table:

	Moves images	Moves reference point	Moves tracings	Rotates tracings	Current section only	Selection only	Acquired image mode	Live image mode
Joy Free	√	√						√
Match			√	with 2+ pairs			√	√
Match Section	√		√	with 2+ pairs	√		√	√
Align Tracing		√	√				√	√
Rotate Tracing				√	√		√	√
Move Selected Objects			√			√	√	√
Rotate Selected Objects				√		√	√	√
Move Image	√						√
Move Images and Tracing	√		√		√		√

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