Chapter 3 Peak Detection and Labeling

 

 

Chromatogram Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Label

 

Text of the label to display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X Value

 

Retention time or Spectrum Number of the

 

 

 

 

peak to label. The default units for X

 

 

 

 

Tolerance correspond to the units of the

 

 

 

 

x-axis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X Tolerance

 

Retention time or Spectrum Number that the

 

 

 

 

peak must fall within to apply user labels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To enter Peak Mass, X Value, or Mass Difference, you

 

 

 

can type values or right-click-drag over a peak. A Mass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tolerance or X Tolerance of 1 is automatically entered

 

 

 

when you right-click-drag. Charge state is also

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automatically entered when you right-click-drag a

 

 

spectrum peak.

 

 

 

 

8.

Click OK.

 

 

 

The User Label Setup dialog box reappears.

 

9.

To change any information, double-click the Label field in

 

 

 

 

the User Label Setup dialog box.

 

 

 

The User Label Entry dialog box for the label opens.

 

 

 

Enter the new values, then click OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hint: You can sort the label list by any field by clicking

 

 

 

the column header button (see Figure 3-23 on

 

 

 

page 3-62).

 

 

 

 

10.

To save the label settings as a .LBC or .LBS file, click

 

 

 

Save As, type a file name, then click Save.

11.

Click OK.

 

 

 

The Peak Label dialog box reappears.

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