User guide

Adding atom labels
1. Using the Text tool, click the end of the double-bond shown below. A text box appears at the end of the bond.
2. Type an uppercase O in the text box.
3. Close the text box by either pressing the Esc key or choosing another tool.
Adding a caption
We also want to name the molecule.
1. Using the Text tool, click below and to the left of the structure. A text box appears.
2. In the text box, type “2-propanone”.
3. Press Esc or choose another tool.
Tutorial 2: Drawing rings
In this tutorial you use rings to create this structure:
To create the ring system:
1. Using the Benzene tool, SHIFT-click in an empty area of the document.
Note: Hold down the SHIFT key to change resonance structures when using the cyclopentadiene or benzene tools.
2. Point to the center of the lower right bond in the benzene ring.
3. Click to fuse another ring.
4. In the final structure, there is only one double bond in the second ring. To correct the current structure, hover the
mouse over one of the double bonds in the second ring and type ‘1’. Do the same for the other double bond.
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