MassHunter 5.3 User Interface compared to MassHunter 4.x

MassHunter 5.3 has a newly designed User Interface to improve ease of use.  If you are already familiar with the prior interface, please refer to below.  The link at the bottom of this page shows a more detailed listing of all command paths of MassHunter 5.3 vs 4.x for your reference.

Listing of commands

Overview of New UI.png

Dashboard (MassHunter 4.6)

Gadget

Function

Hardware Gadget

Displays the Hardware pane. Click this gadget to change the hardware configuration or maintain the hardware. When MassHunter is online, a check mark is displayed on this gadget. When it is offline, X is displayed.

Plasma Gadget

This gadget indicates the plasma status and the image changes based on the status. Click this gadget to open the Startup pane.

When MassHunter is in stand-by or analysis mode, you can double-click the gadget to turn the plasma on or off.

Tune Gadget

Click this gadget to open the User Tune pane.

By using User Tune, you can use manually-tuned settings in the Startup instead of Standard Tune.

Batch Gadget

Click this gadget to open the Batch pane.

You can configure the acquisition method, data analysis method, and sample list in a batch.

Double-click this gadget to open the Select Batch Folder dialog box, and open an existing batch.

Queue Gadget

Click this gadget to open the Queue pane. This gadget indicates the queue status and the image changes based on the status.

Queue is active: When you double-click this gadget, you can pause the queue.

The queue is currently suspended: Double-click this gadget to resume the queue.

Data Analysis Gadget

When you click this gadget, you can perform the data analysis in on-line mode. When it is already being performed, the Data Analysis window moves into the foreground.

Report Gadget

When you click this gadget, the control shifts to the Batch pane and you can start acquiring to create a tune report by clicking OK in the confirmation message.

Settings Gadget

When you click this gadget, you will see the Settings dialog box. Click this gadget to change the hardware configuration or maintain the hardware.

Help Gadget

Click this gadget to open the Online Help.

 

Ribbon (MassHunter 5.3)

Ribbon

Command

File tab

New Batch Folder, Open Batch Folder, Import from Existing Batch, Save Batch, Save Batch As, Save as Batch Template, Close, About, Exit commands

Home tab

Sample Handling group

Nebulizer Pump Speed command

Autosampler command

Startup group

Plasma command

Configuration command

Skip Warming up command

Tune group

Set as Global Tune command

Batch group

New command

Open command

Create from Template command

Save As command

Add to Queue command

Advanced Option command

Acquisition Queue group

Resume command

Pause command

Stop command

View tab

Show group

Pane command

Instrument Status Indicator command

Task Navigator command

Status Bar command

Status Viewer command

Maximize group

Maximize Pane command

Meter group

Meters command

Report tab

Hardware group

Performance Report command

Tune Report command

Tune Report Settings command

Tune Check Criteria command

Batch group

Print Batch Method command

Tune Report command

Tune Report Settings command

Tune Check Criteria command

Tools tab

Settings group

Settings command

DA group

Offline Data Analysis command

Script group

Actions command

Batch Archive group

Archive command

Add-Ins group

sNP Extended Functions command

sNP Extension tab

sNP Extended Functions group

Extended Acquisition command

Simple View command

Detailed comparison of all command paths