Creating a Poster
If you want to combine two or more spectra into a single figure, you can do so directly within iNMR.
You will be able to resize the individual plots while retaining the original look (for example,
the labels will not be rescaled or distorted). If you reprocess a spectrum, the change will
automatically be reflected in the big picture.
How to Create a Poster:
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Open the spectra that you want to add to the poster.
It is often convenient to resize their windows to the approximate size that each spectrum
will take in the big picture. If you wish, you can resize them later, directly in the poster.
To make all the windows equal in size, you can use the console. Turn on the option “for all documents” and type the command: paper(paper()) -
Create a new poster document with Ctrl-Alt-N (on Windows) or ⌘-option-N (on the Mac).
iNMR asks you to set the paper size;
it is convenient to choose a large size (tabloid or A3).
The choice is not permanent: you are allowed to change the size whenever you need. - Choose Format > Overlay. Select All Windows. The dialog also lets you specify the size and position of each spectrum numerically. Close the Overlay Manager.
- Click and drag the spectra to move them around inside the poster. Click and drag the borders to resize them. The Shift key ⇧ constrains the movements, making it easier to align the objects. The dashed borders do not appear when you print or export the final picture.
- You can enrich the poster with notes, arrows and frames; these become document notes; peak labels are not supported inside posters.
- To export a picture, select the dragger tool and use it to drag the contents of the poster into an external document. You can also use the standard command Edit > Copy. You can preset, in the user Settings, the resolution used when exporting pictures.
- To create a picture file, Choose File > Export, then select a graphic file format. You can also print the poster directly, of course.
- Don’t save the poster within a normal spectrum! Bruker and Varian data are common examples of spectra that are stored as folders. Never save a poster into those folders.
The spectra displayed inside a poster are called replicas. Double-click a replica to bring the corresponding document window to the front. A replica and its source window always share the same size: resizing one automatically resizes the other.
Related Topics
Preserving Your Display Settings
Adding the Projections around a 2-D Plot