Calibration and measurements
Place a ruler on the stage, focus your view and aimage. Take note of the current magnification
by looking at the calibration scale on the microscope body.
Double-click the image thumbnail
to open it in a separate window. Enter the magnification value into the corresponding field
in the upper right corner of the preview window.
Upon calibrating the microscope, you will be able
to measure various parameters of observed specimens. All the buttons on the toolbar of the preview
window are described below.
Line
Press and hold the left mouse button to start drawing a line.
Release the left mouse button to complete the line.
Free-form line
Press and hold the left mouse button and draw a line.
Release the left mouse button to complete the segment.
You can continue adding more segments to the free-form line.