Capturing An Image

1. You can capture a scan in any one of four ways:

• Click the Capture icon in the toolbar.

• Click the Capture Now icon in the toolbar.

• From the menu bar, select Capture > Capture.
• From the menu bar, select Capture > Capture Now.

The scan will continue. Notice that the Status bar at the bottom of the NanoScope window (see Figure 1) says “Capture: On.” When the current scan is complete, the image will be stored automatically in the Capture Directory with the file name indicated in the status bar.

2. The file name and directory can be changed by selecting Capture > Capture Filename from the menu bar (see Figure 2).

3. You may also select the capture filename by clicking the Select Capture Directory icon and/or the Date/Time Stamp, shown in Figure 3, icons on the menu bar.

Capture Now, and Capture Last save as much of the image buffer as possible including parts of it that were generated with different parameters such as gains, setpoints, etc., so some of the information in the header may be incorrect for some parts of the saved image.

4. Double-click the image you just captured. The image opens in the Image window, shown in Figure 5. Notice that the image filename and an image view are added to your workspace.

5. If you need to change the Contrast, Offset or Color Table, right-click on the color scale of the Image window, and change the appropriate values in the Color Scale popup window, shown in Figure 6. The Color Table may also be changed by clicking and holding the color bar, then dragging the mouse left or right. The Color Table may also be changed by using the left/right arrows when the cursor is inside the Table window. See Color Scale for a list of color tables.