Getting started MV
Clicks
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Right click for pop-up menu.
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Double-click to view the structure in a separate window.
Hydrogens
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In the View or in the pop-up menu, select the Implicit Hydrogens submenu to change the way H labels and atoms are shown.
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Add explicit hydrogens using Structure > Add > Explicit Hydrogens.
3D features
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To start a static molecule spinning, select Animation > Play in the pop-up or the View menu.
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To start animating an XYZ sequence, select Animation > Play.
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To stop spinning while continuing the animation, uncheck Animation > Drag to Spin.
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Use the View > Display submenu to select a rendering style, such as Wireframe, Sticks, Ball & Stick, or Spacefill.
Colors
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In the View or the pop-up menu, use the Colors submenu to select monochrome or CPK coloring or to change the background color.
Printing
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To print a molecule select Print > This Molecule from the pop-up menu or from the File menu.
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To print the currently visible molecules of a molecule table select the Print > All Visible option.
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To print all molecules loaded in a molecule table select Print > All.
Drag & Drop
Molecules can be moved as well between different Marvin windows, or from a file manager to Marvin. To perform a Drag & Drop operation,
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press F5 for Translate or Drag mode
(alternatively: right click for the pop-up menu and select Translate or Drag in the Transform submenu) -
drag the structure with the mouse
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drop it over another viewer cell or over a sketcher window.
Drop may not work in the JMView applet running in a browser window, because drop events are received by the browser in that case.