User guide

To select a nickname to apply to an atom using a hotkey:
1. Point to an atom.
2. Press the hotkey “=” (equal sign). The nickname list appears.
3. Select a nickname from the list.
Tip: You can jump to the approximately correct place in the nickname list by typing the first letter of the Nick-
name.
4. Click OK.
Note: Nicknames are tokens and do not flip orientation when applied to the left side of a structure when using Auto-
matic Justification. For example, in the absence of a defined nickname, the label “OTHP” appears as “PHTO”.
However, since the nickname “THP” is defined, the label appears as “THPO”. See "Aligning text" on page 264.
Expanding nicknames
If your structures contain defined nicknames, long atom labels, or contracted labels, ChemBioDraw can restore your
structures to the fully expanded form. While expanding a structure containing a defined nickname, the nickname will
be replaced by its expanded structure as shown below:
For Biopolymers, when you expand the nickname, residue label appears below the expanded amino acid. For exam-
ple, assume you have a chain of three amino acids– glycine, isoleucine, and leucine:
ChemBioDraw 13.0
Chapter 3: Basic drawings 23 of 401