NextGENe Online Help : NextGENe Viewer : Loading a Sequence Alignment Project in the NextGENe Viewer : To load a sequence alignment project in the NextGENe Viewer
To load a sequence alignment project in the NextGENe Viewer
When you view a sequence alignment project in the NextGENe Viewer that uses a preloaded reference, you can use information than the gene name to identify the genes. To do so, you must create a a Alternate Gene Information text file. This file is a tab-delimited text file, with the first column containing the gene name that is used in NextGENe and the second column containing the alternate gene identifier.
 
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For assistance with setting up this Alternate Gene Information file, contact SoftGenetics at tech_support@softgenetics.com.
1. Do one of the following to open the NextGENe Viewer:
• On the NextGENe main menu, click File > Open NextGENe viewer.
• On the NextGENe toolbar, click the NextGENe Viewer icon .
2. On the NextGENe Viewer main menu, click File > Load Project.
The Load Project dialog box opens.
3. Next to the Project Name field, click the Load File icon to browse to and select the alignment project file (Aligned Sequence Project (*.Pjt)) that you want to load.
4. Optionally, if you are using a preloaded reference, and you want to use information other than the gene name to identify the genes, select Load Alternate Gene Information, and then click the Load File icon to browse to and select the text file that contains this alternate gene information.
5. Click OK.
 
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If the project that you are loading does not contain reference information (for example, the copy was copied from another computer and the reference information for the project was simply linked to it), then a message opens prompting you to select the appropriate reference. Click OK to close the message, and then follow the prompts to select the reference.
The Load Project dialog box closes. The loaded project opens in the default alignment view in the NextGENe Viewer. See NextGENe Viewer Layout and Navigation.
 
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Be patient. Depending on the size of the project, this step can take several minutes to complete.