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The MIRO Canvas

Click the MIRO icon to open the MIRO canvas:

NOTE: The MIRO button may be inactive; first set up the microscope for AFM imaging in the desired mode. When the Check Initial Scan Parameters view is active, the MIRO button will be active. This is an appropriate point in the workflow to open the MIRO canvas.

The NanoScope image buttons available in MIRO:

The first three buttons represent "modes" in which you will be able to interact differently with the image showing on the canvas:

	Cursor Mode: Allows the user to draw a box, line, or place a marker to obtain measurements from the image displayed in the canvas.
	With the Cursor Mode button selected, click the right mouse button to select Box, Rotating line, or Cross. Left-click and drag on the image to draw the box, line, or cross on the element you wish to measure. Information about the box dimensions or line length and angle will appear in a tool tip at the bottom left-hand-side of the canvas.
	Pan Mode: From a zoomed canvas, allows the user to drag other areas of the canvas into view. With the Pan Mode button selected, click the left mouse button and drag the canvas around as desired.
	Zoom Mode: Allows the user to draw a zoom in box on the canvas. With the Zoom Mode button selected, click the left mouse button and drag to create a zoom box. Note that the box will be drawn from the center (click point) outward.

Additional buttons and mouse functions control other interactions with the image:

Zoom In: Button is active for one click only; zooms in by 40%, relative to the current screen center.
Zoom Out: Button is active for one click only; zooms out by 40%, relative to the current screen center.
Mouse Wheel: Turn the mouse wheel to zoom in (roll away from yourself) or zoom out (roll towards yourself) in 20% increments.
- Current position of the mouse cursor (arrow) is used as the anchor point of the zoom when using the mouse wheel
- Enabled regardless of the active mode in the canvas (Cursor Mode, Pan Mode, or Zoom Mode)
Mouse Double Click: Centers the view on the clicked spot.
- Does not zoom in or out
- Enabled regardless of the active mode in the canvas (Cursor Mode, Pan Mode, or Zoom Mode)

The MIRO Toolbar, which appears in the NanoScope main window when MIRO is active, offers additional imaging options.

The MIRO canvas contains all of the following tabs, each with its respective functionality:

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