Using the Container Designer

The Container Designer is used to create virtual containers according to your specifications. You can specify the physical dimensions, the number of rows and columns, and the containers ’ colouring. Creating your own virtual containers helps ensure the best possible correspondence between the screens in eLab and what you see when performing your work in real life. The container designer is accessed by clicking the Container Designer button in the Container Actions group of the Container screen.

Container deigner

Figure 14.5. The Container designer.

Use the controls on the left-hand side to set the properties of the new container. Enter a name, any comments you would like to attach to the container, optionally select a manufacturer, then click Save.
Note: Manufactures can be created in the Group Wizard, see Editing a Group.

To edit an existing container choose the desired container from the Existing Container Type control. Edit the desired properties then click Save.