Toolbars
Colors Filters — 
Controls the display of color filters on acquired images, or changes color channels on confocal image stacks. See Color Filters.
Device Command Sequence / Device States — 
Device Command Sequence
- To execute a command sequence, select an existing command sequence from the drop-down menu. Toolbars begins execution of the sequence.
- To edit a command sequence, click the Edit button. Neurolucida displays the Device Command Sequences dialog box (See Device Command Sequences for details).
Why can't I see the Edit button?
The Edit button may be hidden to avoid later tampering with the device command sequences you defined.
To display the button again
- Click Options>General Preferences.
- Select the Miscellaneous tab and uncheck this box:
. - The change will take effect next time you open Neurolucida.
Device States
Use to select or view a device and a state for the device that can be controlled by a Device Command Sequence.
The default devices shipped with Neurolucida are:
- Beep: 100 hertz - 50000 hertz
- Delay in Milliseconds: Pause to 30000 milliseconds
- Lens: Any of the already defined lenses on your system
- Message: The name of the message you have defined
In addition, any equipment you add or attach to your Neurolucida installation may contain devices that can be controlled by a Device Command Sequence.
Grid — 
- Display Grid toggles the display of the grid.
- Bright Grid displays a brighter grid.
- Use grid labels displays the grid with coordinate labels, starting at the reference point A0.
- Where is Grid displays the grid in Where Is mode.
Main — 
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Tracing options menu |
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Manual neuron tracing |
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AutoNeuron (automatic/interactive tracing) |
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Contour type See Tracing Contours |
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Close a contour |
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End an open contour |
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Insert a bifurcating node See Tracing branches in Tracing Trees in Single Sections |
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Set ending (i.e., end a branch) See Tracing processes in Tracing Trees in Single Sections |
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Change the lens |
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Next scan site (meander) Meander Scan is an automated scanning procedure used to ensure that all points within a closed contour are viewed by moving systematically through the contour from scan site to scan site. See Meander Scan |
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Align tracing: Use to move the tracing and reference point in X/Y. See Align Tracing |
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Joy free: Use to move the stage to a new section on a slide, when placing a new slide, or when aligning new sections with previous tracings. See Joy Free |
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Joy track: Use to maintain the alignment between tracing and traced tissue when you move the stage with the joystick. See Joy Track |
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Create a new section Also see Using the Serial Section Manager |
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Add text |
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Hide tracing |
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Where Is: Use to find the current field-of-view relative to the entire tracing. See Where Is |
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Select Objects (Editing mode) |
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Reveal hidden objects |
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Undo last action |
Markers — 
The Markers toolbar lets you select types of markers to place on your tracing. It is typically docked on the left hand side of your screen.
Movement — 
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Field (Left, Right, Up, Down) |
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Move Image |
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Move Images and Tracing |
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Displays at original resolution. |
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Fits the entire image to the screen. |
| Image Organizer |
Switches — 
The Switches toolbar controls many display control features and program functions that can be toggled on and off.
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Enables AutoMove |
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Display current section only: Only the currently selected section is visible. |
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Show suppressed as gray: Displays objects not in the current section as gray.
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Display flanking sections: Displays the sections immediately above and below the current section (e.g., if section 9 is active, this command shows section 8, 9 and 10).
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Displays line thickness. |
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Displays tracing in color. |
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Enables mouse wheel focus. |
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Enables AutoSave. |
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Enables combined markers. |
