Brief Instructions for Viewing 3-D Molecules Using Chime

You should also just  experiment with the pop-up menu.
MacOS Machines
Windows Machines
Rotate the molecule Put the cursor over the image and drage it around while holding down the mouse button. Put the cursor over the image and drage it around while holding down the left-most mouse button.
Show Menu to control image or save to a file.  Put cursor over image and hold down mouse button without moving the cursor. Once the menu shows you can select an option by moving the mouse until you have highlighted the item you want. Let up the mouse button to activate the command.  Put cursor over image and hold down the right-most mouse button. Once the menu shows you can select an option by moving the mouse until you have highlighted the item you want. Let up the mouse button to activate the command. 
Change to Ball and Stick model Show the menu as described above and select Ball&Stick from the Display submenu.  Show the menu as described above and select Ball&Stick from the Display submenu. 
Change to Spacefilling model  (this is a pretty good representation of whate molecules actually look like) Show the menu as described above and select Spacefill from the Display submenu.  Show the menu as described above and select Spacefill from the Display submenu. 
Zoom In or Out Hold down the <shift> key while holding down the mouse button and dragging down across the image to zoom in and up to zoom out.  Hold down the <shift> key while holding down the left-most mouse button and dragging down across the image to zoom in and up to zoom out. 


Last Updated: March 20, 2002
Expires: May 16, 2002