SIEVE User Guide

2 Setting up a Procedure
Starting a New Experiment
9. To select control files (.raw extension only) from the file list in the lower left side of the
screen, click on the file names. Use the CONTROL key to select more than one file at a
time.
Figure 5. Selecting raw files from the SIEVE folder display
View the window at the bottom of the screen to find additional raw file information.
Tip To improve reliability, select control and sample files that have been acquired on
the same instrument with the same length of gradient. Do not select the same file for
both control and sample.
Tip To achieve optimal alignments, choose a feature-rich chromatographic surface as
the first control sample (a chromatogram with good signal-to-noise ratio).
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