Getting Started Guide

GMS 3.3

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Table of contents

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 What’s new ................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1 Technique-centric workflow ................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.2 Tabbed workspaces and data layout manager ..................................................................................... 6
1.1.3 Interactive microscope interface ............................................................................................................ 6
1.1.4 New EELS and EDS analysis ................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Supported hardware..................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Licensing ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Installing licenses ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Converting licenses from GMS 2.x to GMS 3.x ......................................................................................... 10
2.3 Installing the converted license for GMS 3.x ............................................................................................. 14

3 GMS 3.x software installation ................................................................................. 15

4 DigitalMicrograph ..................................................................................................... 19
4.1 Splash screen............................................................................................................................................. 20
4.2 Overview of the DigitalMicrograph software interface ............................................................................... 20
4.2.1 Techniques panel................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.2 Microscope diagram panel and the display panel ............................................................................... 22
4.2.3 Workspaces and the view workspace ................................................................................................. 24
4.2.4 Image browser ..................................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.5 Right-click context based functionality................................................................................................. 26
4.2.6 Working with images ............................................................................................................................ 27
4.3 Additional installation information .............................................................................................................. 31
4.3.1 Folders ................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.3.2 Backups ............................................................................................................................................... 31
4.3.3 Plugins folder ....................................................................................................................................... 32
4.3.4 User preferences and custom functions .............................................................................................. 32

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5 Application layout .................................................................................................... 33

6 Moving to a new computer ...................................................................................... 34

Appendix A: Common applications data folder ....................................................... 35

Appendix B: User data folder ..................................................................................... 37

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1 Introduction

This document shows how to install Gatan Microscopy Suite® (GMS) 3 and highlights the main difference
between 2.x and 3.x from the user perspective.
• GMS 3.3 is supported on Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate (64-bit), Windows 10 Pro/LTSB, Windows Server
2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 Standard (64-bit) and Windows Server 2016
Standard (64-bit). See Section 1.2 for details on restrictions for specific equipment.
• The new software is delivered on a DVD and/or self-extracting executable.
o It is important to check for a DVD reader on existing computers for upgrades
• Multiple installations of GMS software on the same computer are not supported
• GMS 3 requires a new set of licenses
o Pre-3.0 software licenses will not work
o Correctly supplying the Site ID (IID) and a list of existing equipment will allow for the smooth
creation of licenses needed for an upgrade
o Licensing issues are discussed in Section 2 of this document.

What’s new
The following sections discuss the new features introduced in GMS 3 software.

Technique-centric workflow
The guided workflow in GMS 3 software begins with the techniques panel containing a list of possible
techniques. Selecting one of the techniques reveals the guided workflow. It is also possible for users to
create their own custom technique with associated workflow.

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Tabbed workspaces and data layout manager

GMS 3 software uses the concept of multiple workspaces to group related data. This feature solves the
problem of having too many images displayed at the same time, resulting in lots of confusion. Each
workspace contains only related data: for example, a set of images acquired from a camera, or data coming
from one spectrum imaging (SI) experiment. Within each workspace, a powerful data layout manager helps
with laying out all the images and spectra.

Interactive microscope interface

GMS 3 software provides important insights into the set-up of your electron microscope, including high
tension, magnification and illumination mode, and also the state of your camera, spectrometer and other
Gatan devices. You can also interact directly with the microscope user interface to stop and start
acquisitions, change insertion state of detectors and much more.

New EELS and EDS analysis

The electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) quantification routines in GMS 3 software use a model-based
multiple linear least squares (MLLS) fitting approach and do an excellent job of separating overlapping
edges and provide full plural scattering/DualEELS support. When applied to a spectrum imaging experiment,
the EELS routines result in far superior elemental maps: higher signal-to-noise ratio and separation of
elements with overlapping edges.
The energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis routines have also been completely rewritten.
They also use a MLLS fitting approach and full background modeling. The new routines result in faster,
more accurate SI maps. Finally, EDS quantification uses the same simple user interface as EELS
quantification.

Supported hardware
Not all hardware works with GMS 3.x software or on all Windows Operating Systems. The following list
shows the hardware supported for GMS 3.0 and newer software. All legacy hardware not listed is not
supported.

Model Product name Windows 7 Windows 10 Windows Windows Windows

number 64-bit 64-bit Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 Server 2016
(Professional or (Professional or 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Ultimate) Enterprise LTSB) (Enterprise) (Standard) (Standard)

465 Vulcan™ detector ≥GMS 3.20

777.U1, STEMPack™ ≥GMS 3.20

777.U2, spectrum imaging
777.U3 platform and
upgrades

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Model Product name Windows 7 Windows 10 Windows Windows Windows

number 64-bit 64-bit Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 Server 2016
(Professional or (Professional or 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Ultimate) Enterprise LTSB) (Enterprise) (Standard) (Standard)

806, 807 Advanced STEM ≥GMS 3.20

detectors

900, 901 SmartSet™ ≥GMS 3.20

controllers

1905 Temperature ≥GMS 3.20

controller

976, 977 Enfinium™ ≥GMS 3.20

spectrometer(s)

963, 965, GIF Quantum® ≥GMS 3.20

966 energy filters

967 GIF Quantum LS ≥GMS 3.20 Not supported

imaging filter

702.70 JEOL in-column ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

filter (interfacing to a
supported Gatan
camera)

830, 831, Orius® cameras ≥GMS 3.20

832, 833

894, 895, UltraScan® ≥GMS 3.20

994 cameras

1000, K2® cameras Not supported Not supported Not supported

1010

1095 OneView™ ≥GMS 3.20

camera

1095.U1 OneView camera Not supported Not supported

in IS mode

1804, Rio™ cameras Not supported ≥GMS 3.30

1809,
1816

1816.U1 Rio 16 camera in Not supported Not supported Not supported ≥GMS 3.30 ≥GMS 3.30
IS mode

Table 1: Supported hardware for transmission electron microscopes.

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Model number Product name Windows 7 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit

(Professional or Ultimate) (Professional or LTSB)

ChromaCL, ChromaCL2 ChromaCL™ and ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

ChromaCL2™ systems

MonoCL4 MonoCL4™ systems ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

(including Plus, Swift, and Elite
instrument packages)

Table 2: Supported hardware for scanning electron microscopes.

Model number Product name Windows 7 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit

(Professional or Ultimate) (Professional or LTSB)

685 PECS™ II system ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

695 PIPS™ II system ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

697 Ilion™ II system ≥GMS 3.10 ≥GMS 3.20

Table 3: Supported hardware for specimen preparation.

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2 Licensing

GMS 3.x software will require GMS 3 software licenses. All hardware is also licensed. If a license is not
present for a specific piece of hardware, no support will be installed for that device.
The new licenses come in two configurations, online and offline. There will be up to two sets of files for each
installation. One set will be online with a *.glc license file and a *.txt file (which is a human-readable
representation of the license file set). The second set will be offline with a *.glc license file and matching *.txt
file. These two sets of files come on two CDs marked appropriately: Online and Offline.
You should not install both the online and offline licenses on the same system. Doing so will result in the
GMS Software Installer defaulting to an offline installation.
For an upgrade, the upgrade licenses must match the existing IID (Site ID) of the current installation. The IID
can be determined by looking into the license *.txt file. It can also be found in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gatan\SID. This is recommended for advanced systems users only.
Installations making use of an upgrade license(s) from GMS 2.x to GMS 3.x must complete the license
conversion process below to create the new permanent GMS 3.x license. New or non-upgrade installations
do not need to complete this step.

Installing licenses
Insert the appropriate license CD into the DVD drive; the LicenseSetup.exe application should automatically
start. If not, use Windows Explorer to browse to the DVD drive and double-click on the LicenseSetup.exe
file.

If you are installing new GMS 3 licenses for a new installation, then click on the Install button on the Gatan
License Setup screen (image above). If you are upgrading from GMS 2 and purchased upgrade licenses
click on the Upgrade button and skip to the next section, 2.2 Converting licenses from GMS 2.x to GMS 3.x
to continue with the Gatan LicenseConverter application.

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Clicking the Install button starts the Gatan License Installer application. Once the screen below is shown,
then click on Install Licenses. The application will then install the licenses, pause briefly to indicate the
number of licenses installed, and then exit automatically. If a problem is encountered during installation, an
error message popup will be displayed. Otherwise, the license installation has been completed successfully.

Remove the CD from the DVD drive and proceed to Section 3 to install the GMS software.

Converting licenses from GMS 2.x to GMS 3.x

Pressing the Upgrade button on the Gatan License Setup screen (image on the previous page) will start the
LicenseConverter application.
If you purchased a GMS 3 upgrade license(s), then you will need to follow the steps in this section to create
the new permanent licenses for GMS 3. The LicenseConverter application uses your existing and installed
GMS 2.x license(s) along with the GMS 3.x upgrade license(s) to create the new permanent GMS 3.x
licenses for your system.

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1 Click on the Load GMS 2 Licenses button.

The LicenseConverter will then read the licenses installed on the system. If no licenses are found in
the standard location, then a folder browse dialog is presented to enable entering an alternate
location to search.
2 Next click on the Browse for GMS 3 Upgrade License(s).

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This will open a browse dialog that you can use to navigate to the location of the upgrade license(s)
to use. Select the upgrade license you wish to utilize then click the Open button. Typically, the
license(s) would be found on the license CD delivered with your new GMS 3 software.

3 After clicking on Open, the LicenseConverter will show information about the upgrade license that
was added. If you have more one upgrade license to add, then just repeat step 2 until all are loaded.

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4 Next click on Generate GMS 3 License.

5 You will then be asked where to store the new license files.
Browse to an existing folder or chose to make a new folder and then click OK.

The LicenseConverter will make and store both the online and offline license files in the selected
folder.The new permanent GMS 3 licenses have now been created.
6 Click Exit to close the LicenseConverter program.

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Installing the converted license for GMS 3.x

Once you have converted your GMS 2.x license(s) to a GMS 3 license, then it must be installed. If you plan
on moving to a new computer for GMS 3, then you must copy the appropriate online/offline license directory
contents to that system first and then proceed with the license installation steps described below.
Open a Windows Explorer window and browse to the location where the new licenses were saved.

As mentioned earlier you should not install both the online and offline licenses on the same system.
Double-click on either the online or offline directory. Next, double-click on the LicenseInstaller.exe
file.
Once the screen below is shown, then click on Install Licenses.

The application will then install the licenses, pause briefly to indicate the number of licenses
installed, and then exit automatically. If a problem is encountered during installation, an error
message popup will be displayed. Otherwise, the license installation has been completed
successfully.
Following the completion of the license installation, continue with Section 3 to install the GMS
software.

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3 GMS 3.x software installation

Place the GMS software installation DVD in the drive; set up should automatically run. If it does not
run, then the installation can be initiated by double-clicking on the Setup.exe file.

It may take a few minutes for the installer to extract, decompress, load, and stabilize on the first
wizard screen shown below:

Hit Next to produce the License Agreement wizard screen. Please read the displayed terms and
conditions, and if you agree, select I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button and then
hit the Next button.

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At this point, a warning could appear if a mixture of online and offline licenses are present. In that
case, only the offline licenses will be used.
The next screen will show all the items licenses were installed for. There is no need to change any
selections in this dialog.

Hit the Next button to proceed.

If a package is selected but has no installed license, a warning would be displayed:

Hit the OK button to return control to the Package Selection wizard screen. Then, unselect the
referenced module(s).

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If the install is an upgrade over an older GMS software version, backup information for the previous
installation is provided. All information regarding the location of the back-up is displayed in the
dialog. Note that the installer permits the choice between using the existing preferences or create
new preferences.

Hit the Next button to proceed.

If changes had been made to the selected items in the Package Selection dialog, or if a mixed set of
licenses (online and offline) were installed, a warning would be displayed which states that not all
licensed packages were selected. Either correct the situation by hitting the Back button, or continue
by hitting the Install button.
The software will now be installed, and a progress screen will be displayed.
For online installs in a Windows 7 environment, Windows Security screens may also be encountered
for hardware driver components. Select Install this driver software anyway (or equivalent
message).

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When the installation completes, the following dialog is displayed:

Hit the Finish button.

Installation is now complete. Depending on what modules were installed you may be asked to restart
the system. Choose Yes or No in the dialog depending if you need to first save/close any other open
applications on the system. After closing the open applications, please restart the system before
attempting to run DigitalMicrograph® (DM) software.
If no request to restart the system was presented, then all installation has been completed, and
DigitalMicrograph software is ready for immediate use.
Note that during the uninstall process you may be asked to remove old licenses. Select the button
that is appropriate for your situation. In most cases, No is the recommended choice.

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4 DigitalMicrograph

In GMS 3.x DigitalMicrograph software, the user interface has undergone a major update. The palettes and
menus offer much of the same functionality as earlier versions but the look and feel and behavior has
changed significantly. The main changes in the DigitalMicrograph software interface are:
• Experiment oriented workflows
o Palettes are organized into Techniques
o Palettes can be collapsed if not needed
• Improved image management
o Workspaces organize data
o Automatic image layout
o Toolbars replaced by right-click menus providing context-based functionality
• Convenient window arranging
o Auto-snap to close edges
o Automatic resizing to match the window size
• Interactive microscope diagram
o Updates with changes in microscope
o Simply click on device/detector to activate
o Start simple acquisitions just by clicking
• Image browser
o Thumbnail strip display of all image windows
o Sortable, detachable, built-in image disposition functions

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Splash screen
When starting the DigitalMicrograph software, a splash screen is displayed providing information about the
launch process. The screen shows the License ID, full version number, and progress on which plug-in is
loading (in the bottom left-hand corner).

A similar dialog is displayed when choosing About DigitalMicrograph from the Help menu.

Overview of the DigitalMicrograph software interface

Below is a view of the main DM software interface. Each item indicates a major new interface feature in
GMS 3.x software. A brief overview of each is given in the following sections.

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Techniques panel
Your specific equipment configuration and licensed options determine which Techniques shown. By clicking
on a Technique icon, the applicable palettes will be shown. You can use either the Home button or the drop-
down menu to change Techniques.

Clicking on a Technique icon will open the associated palettes.

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Microscope diagram panel and the display panel

The microscope diagram panel shows the known state of the attached devices wherever possible (not all
device report status). Similarly, device control (for responding devices) can be accomplished by clicking on
the representative portion of the microscope diagram. For select items additional right-click features are
available. For example, you may click on a camera icon to insert the camera while right-clicking on the
camera icon presents the retract option.

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Much of what was previously displayed in the left-hand palettes in GMS 2 software is now contained in the
display panel. Simply select the display tab to see this information. The image information displayed is
associated with the frontmost image or view.

Clicking on the Pin icon will hide the entire left panel. Hovering the mouse cursor over the Microscope or
Display tab will momentarily restore the corresponding panel, clicking the Pin icon a second time will restore
the panel for constant display. The Techniques panel may also be pinned in a similar fashion.

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Workspaces and the view workspace

Captured images are directed to a uniquely named tabbed workspace. These automatic workspace names
are based on the Technique being utilized. The screenshot below shows several named workspace tabs.

A new workspaces tab is automatically created once the workspace image capacity threshold is reached.
This value is user controllable per technique.

Right-clicking on the active tab brings up a menu of options. Workspaces can be saved in entirety including
all images. The auto-arrangement of images, active capture workspace, and workspace options can also be
set up using the right-click menu.

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A new workspace can be created by clicking on the + next to the last-named workspace.

Clicking on the X at the right-side of the tab will close the workspace. If the workspace contains any unsaved
images, you will be prompted to save them.

Image browser
The image browser window displays a thumbnail strip of all open images. The window can be scrolled
left/right and sorted in various ways by accessing the right-click menu, right-click on an image within the
browser window. Additional functions allow images to be managed/dispositioned into a designated
workspace.

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The image browser window may be detached and floated to any desired location on your display. Just click
on the image browser window title bar and drag the window to the desired position. Alternatively, you can
right-click on the image browser tab and select Floating.

Right-click context based functionality

Functions previously contained in the toolbars in GMS 2 software are now accessed using right-click context
based menus. Base functionality is always provided along with additional special functions based on the
content of the image type being manipulated (e.g., 2D/3D image, EELS/EDS spectra, SI image). Several
variations are shown below.

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Working with images

Image windows have an automatic layout. DM software can automatically tile images of different aspect
ratios. Simply right-click on the workspace tab and select Auto-arrange at any time.

When moving image windows, DM software will auto-align (e.g., snap) images to other images that are
close by.

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Resizing image windows is now restricted to avoid white border area. Resizing also auto-snaps to horizontal
and vertical borders making it easy to resize to match neighboring images.

Adding a databar and layout

In GMS 2 software the concept of a databar was revised, and the new concept of a document layout was
also added. Any number of databars, or groups of items, can be defined. This is done through the Global
Info dialog (File\Global Info, Document Layout, and Databar Items). Define a New databar group name, then
include the desired data items by setting the appropriate checkboxes.

Defining a databar by itself does not carry any implication about the attributes (e.g., position/color/font) of
these data items. The new concept of a document layout describes how to draw a particular databar, its
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position/color/font, and whether to draw a scale-mark. A given group of databar items can be associated
with more than one document layout – a document layout could be created for image mode and a different
one for page mode, both of which refer to the same group of databar items.
Image documents now have a type. This defaults to Unknown but is set to Camera or DigiScan for
documents containing images acquired from these devices. Layouts can be made the default for a particular
document type and mode. Default layouts can be automatically applied after every acquisition. The
checkbox on the layout page of the global info dialog does this. If there are no defined groups of databar
items or layouts, then checking this box will apply a scale-mark after every acquisition as in previous
versions of GMS software.

Image document layout tools

Access to the layout tools has been moved to a right-click menu function. Right-click anywhere in the active
image to bring up the right-click menu.

Scroll to the Layout menu and then select the desired function.
There are selections for adding or removing ( ) an existing scale-mark depending on the state. Also
available are add or remove ( ) an existing databar depending on the state. If a new databar is added, a
prompt is displayed to permit selection of the desired group name.
The last two selections ( ) apply or save a layout, prompting you for the layout name. When a layout is
saved, there is an option to have it be the default layout for this document type and mode. This allows a
particular group of databar items to be applied and laid out automatically after every camera or DigiScan
acquisition.
The Set to page mode selection ( ) switches the document mode from image to the page and vice versa. It
applies the default layout for that document type and mode in each case. This is convenient when you want
a layout for viewing images as they acquired but want to switch to a different layout for printing a document.

Basic image document workflow

The first step is to create a databar group. This is done on the Global Info dialog; select the New
button to display the Create new group of databar items dialog. Once a group name is defined, it will
appear in the groups list. Individual (data) items can be included in a group by activating the
appropriate checkbox. The checkbox settings are automatically applied to the highlighted databar
group name.

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Next, acquire an image (or open an image document) to create an image document window. Then
right-click on the image and select Layout→ Add Databar ( ).

Select the desired databar group name and press the OK button to add the associated data items to
the image window. Now that the items are in the image document window, they can be moved,
reorganized, change font, or colors as desired. Once the desired arrangement has been attained,
right-click and select Layout→ Save layout ( ) to display the Save image document layout as:
dialog.

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Define an appropriate name for the layout, which can also be set as the default for the indicated
document type and mode. Another useful step would be to format a layout for printing the image in
page mode. Based on having saved the layout in the screen shown above, right-click and select
Layout→ Set to page mode to produce the image shown below. In this state, the individual items
can be manipulated as desired, and then a new layout (for page mode) can be saved.

Additional installation information

The remainder of this manual provides additional installation information covering specific installation cases.

Folders
On Windows 7, there are two main locations for user writable data. Those are the
[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan folder and the [UserDataFolder]\Gatan folder. Appendix A: Common
applications data folder and Appendix B: User data folder show what actual folders correspond to on the
different operating systems.

Backups
The installer will back up the entire contents of any previous GMS 2.x software installation in the
[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan folder.
All preference files will be copied to the new preference file location as well as the Reference Images.

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Plugins folder
Two locations have been made available for users to install their own plugins.
1 The system shared plugins folder is “[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Plugins”. This folder is read
at the DM software startup for any user. This would be the typical location for service plugins.
2 The user-specific plugins folder is “[UserDataFolder]\Gatan\Plugins” where a user can put scripts
and plugins that will only load when they are logged onto the system.

User preferences and custom functions

In addition to the system preferences files stored in the “[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs” folder,
there is also a user preferences folder in the user area: “[UserDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs”. These folders
contain the *.prf file for preferences and stored Custom Functions.
When installing scripts from within DM software the user has two choices regarding who has access to the
installed script, see the radio buttons at the bottom of the dialog shown below.

When choosing Install for the current user only, the Custom Function is stored in
[UserDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs\DigitalMicrographCF8.prf. When choosing Install for all users, the Custom
Function is stored in [CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs\DigitalMicrographCF8.prf.

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5 Application layout

Other data that used to be stored in preferences are now stored in the registry. This applies to the location of
the application window, which floating windows are open, and where they are displayed. This data can be
found in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Gatan5\DigitalMicrograph. Deleting this key will result in
DigitalMicrograph software resetting to the default layout.
Note: Extreme care should be exercised when making any changes to the Windows registry.

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6 Moving to a new computer

If the GMS software is going to be migrated from one computer to another, certain files and folders that
contain microscopy hardware setup data and preferences specific to your configuration environment will
need to be copied from the old computer to the new computer.
Normally, when the GMS 3.x installer performs an upgrade over a GMS 2.x or 3.x configuration, all
necessary hardware configuration and preference files would automatically be copied to their new locations.
However, in the case of switching to a new computer, these folders and files will need to be copied
manually. All files in the following folders should be copied from the old computer to the new computer as
follows (see Appendix A: Common applications data folder for finding the OS location of the
CommonAppsDataFolder):

Move the files in the following directories to the new computer

[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs

[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Factory Configurations

[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Prefs

[CommonAppsDataFolder]\Gatan\Reference Images

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Appendix A: Common
applications data folder

On Windows 7 the Common Applications Data Folder is located at C:\ProgramData. C:\ProgramData is a

hidden folder, so to browse to this folder you have two options:
Set the system up to show hidden folders:
a Open Explorer by double-clicking on the Computer icon on the desktop.
b Choose Folder options from the Tools menu.

c In the Folder options dialog, click the View tab, and select Show hidden files, folders, and
drives.

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d Hit the OK button. The C:\ProgramData is now displayed in Explorer and can be browsed to.
1 Browse by typing in the address bar:
a Open Explorer by double-clicking on the Computer icon on the desktop.
b Place the cursor in the address bar and type C:\ProgramData.

And hit Enter. You are now in the C:\ProgramData folder as displayed in the address bar.

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Appendix B: User data folder

On Windows 7 the User Data Folder is at C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local where User-Name is the

actual name of the Windows login user. The AppData folder is a hidden folder, so to be able to browse to
this location you have to either choose not to hide hidden folders or type the required path in the address
bar, as explained in Appendix A: Common applications data folder.

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