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Managing Tracks


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Moving and Deleting Tracks
Setting Track Height and Name
Setting Track Colors
Setting the Track View

Moving and Deleting Tracks

Tracks can be moved by using the grey grab bar on the right side of the track and dragging the track up and down to the desired position. To delete a track, select the gear icon next to the track and select “Remove track” from the dropdown.

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Setting Track Height and Name

You can set the height of a track by selecting the gear icon next to the track and selecting “Set track height”, this will give you the option to input a track height value.

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To change a track’s name, open the setting dropdown by clicking the gear icon next to the track. Then select “Set track name” and the modal box will open for you to input a height value.

Setting Track Colors

You can set the color of a track by selecting the gear icon next to the track and selecting “Set track color”, this will give you the option to select from color presets or choose your own. If you would like to revert the color back to the default blue, use the dropdown and select “Unset track color”.

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Setting the Track View

For non-quantitative tracks, there are several view options: Collapse, Squish and Expand. They can be set by navigating to the gear icon next to the track and selecting them. The “Expand” view is the default view with the standard size of elements. “Collapse” only shows the first line of the track. “Squish” shows smaller sized elements meaning more fit into view of the track.

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For quantitative tracks there are several more options. You can select the “Graph type”, “Windowing function” and “Set data range”. For “Graph type” you can select between bar (default), line, points or heatmap. For “Windowing function” you can select between mean, min, max or none. For “Set data range” you can select between using a log scale or autoscale.

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