Microplate Barcode Labeler User Guide - Agilent Technologies

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Using Excel to
create a file
You can also save data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as a commaseparated
value file or tab-delimited text file. As the directions for doing
this vary with the version of Excel, consult the Excel documentation for
further instructions.
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Data source definition and types “About data sources” on page 114
Creating an Excel data source
Introduction
This topic explains how to create a data source from a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet for use in a schema.
Excel version
support
Example
!! IMPORTANT !! PlateTag only supports Excel 2002 files. If you
are using a different version of Excel, export the data as a .csv file
and use that in the schema instead.
The following example shows a spreadsheet created in Excel 2002 that
can be used as a data source for the VCode.
The first row is a “header” row that identifies the bar code fields that the
data pertains to. The first column is used to help organize the data — it
does not contain data.
The data cells in each row are given a named range. To illustrate this, in
the following screenshot cell A2 contains the text PCR1. The three data
cells in the same row were designated as a named range with PCR1 used
as the name.
Procedure
To create an Excel data source:
1. Open Microsoft Excel.
2. In the first row of the file, type names for the fields that will be
displayed in the PlateTag schema.
You can use any names. Their purpose is to create column headings
for the data.