Export tracing in image format (.tif, .jp2)

• Type a file name for your tracing export into the open box.
• Click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location for the file.

• Choose toLock size or Lock scaling by clicking one of the radio buttons.
• Change the pixel dimensions of the Image size for export if desired by typing into the boxes. The default values are the current size of the tracings on the screen.
• Export at ___ µm/pixel: Specify the desired number of microns per pixel. The smaller the value, the bigger the image size. You can enter a value smaller than 1.

Monochrome: The default is to export tracings in grayscale. If the background color is white, the color of the tracings is black.

Color by branch order: Click to display tree structures are so that each branch order has a specific color. The top color is assigned to order 1 branches, the next color is assigned to order 2 branches and so forth. If the end of the list is reached (i.e., color 14) and more colors are needed, the colors are reused.

Background color: Click the color picker and choose the color for your background

Set neuron colors: Click to open Neuron preferences, where you can select colors and customize names for tracing structures.

When you change View settings, you may want/need to adjust the Image size settings as well to specify the portion of the data that is exported and the size of the resulting file.

Center view on tracing: Click to zoom in and center on the tracing.

Use main window view: Click to export the tracing as it is displayed in the 2D window.

Crop view: Click and drag the mouse to draw a marquee around the area you want to export.

Show images: Check the box to export both the displayed image and the tracing.

• Type values for scalebar length and height into the boxes if you want to change them from the default values.
• Click the Set Font button and modify settings in the dialog box that opens if you want to change the font for the scalebar label from the default.
• Click the Color color picker to change the color of the scalebar and its label.
• Check or clear the Show label checkbox to include the scalebar label in your tracing export.
• Click the Place scalebar button and click in the preview window to place the scalebar. You can drag the scalebar to reposition it if desired.
• Click Remove scalebar to delete the scalebar.