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Beilstein Structure Searching Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts
Structure searching in Beilstein CrossFire via Commander is flexible and powerful. Here are some quick reference guides on getting the most out of your structure searches. They will include useful shortcuts to reduce the amount of drawing you need to do, setting variables to allow for more or less precision in the structure search., and techniques to increase or decrease the numbe r of hits, depending on whether too few or too many structures resulted. To see the document on a particular topic, just click on the topic name. Also, remember these are just a few hints. For more complete documentation on using the Structure Editor, be sure to consult the online help.
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Andrea Twiss-Brooks, Chemistry Librarian/Chemical Information Specialist
University of Chicago
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