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# Reorder Scans # Reorder Scans
Is a simple tool to reorder the scans found in *.mzXML in a given folder. A simple tool to reorder the scans found in *.mzXML file in a given folder.
it is used to make *.mzXML more compatible to [LipixXplorer](https://wiki.mpi-cbg.de/lipidx/Main_Page) It is used to make *.mzXML more compatible with [LipixXplorer](https://wiki.mpi-cbg.de/lipidx/Main_Page).
Startup Screen for [Reorder Scans](Reorder-Scans) Startup Screen for [Reorder Scans](Reorder-Scans)
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# How to use it # How to use it
Select a folder, where *.mzXML files are found. Select a folder, where *.mzXML files are found.
All the files in this folder will be processed in the same way. All the files in this folder will be processed in the same way.
Reorder scans uses the first mzXML file it finds to get the available scan types,
presented in the left pane.
To order the scans, select a scan type from the left pane, Reorder scans uses the first mzXML file to get the available scan types,
by double clicking or pressing the *add *button. these scan types are presented in the left pane.
The right pane contains the ordered list of scan types.
The scan type is added to the ordered scans, on the right pane. To add a scan type to the ordered list, select a scan type from the left pane
a new mzXML file will be created with the scans in the order given in ordered scans pane. and double click or pressing the *add *button.
In case a mistake was made, you can remove the last scan type from the ordered scans pane by clicking the *remove *button. Please note that scan types can be repeated in the ordered list.
Note that scans types can be repeated in the ordered scans. To remove the last scan type from the ordered list click the *remove* button
To create the ordered mzXML files click *finish* and a new folder called `ordered` will be created with the files. To finish the process click finish and *.mzXML files are created with the order given in the ordered list.
The new files are created in a folder called `ordered` in the same directory as the original files.
To close the application, click on the close button in the upper right corner of the application. To close the application, click on the close button in the upper right corner of the application.
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