Using the joystick

The joystick can be used to move the stage. To enable the joystick, click to select either Joy Free or Joy Track from the Move ribbon in the main window.

When in JOY FREE or JOY TRACK mode, tracing functions are disabled. To return to tracing, disable the joystick.

	Joy Track: Maintain the alignment between tracing and traced tissue when you move the stage with the joystick. BrainMaker tracks stage movement in (X, Y, Z) to maintain alignment (i.e., maintain the registration).
	Joy Free: Alignment between the specimen and data, such as markers and tracings is not maintained. Use Joy Free mode to move the stage to a new section on a slide, focus without changing the Z position of a tracing, align sections with data such as previously placed markers, contours, or traced structures.

To switch between Joy Free and Joy Track or to disable the joystick, right-click and select the appropriate option.