Change element names
Renaming elements
To start editing the name of an element or folder in the Navigation Area, do one of the following:
- Slow double-click on the item's name. I.e. Click on the name once, leave a short pause and click on the name again.
The speed of a slow double-click is usually defined at the system level. Double-clicking quickly on an element's name will open it in the viewing area, and double-clicking quickly on a folder name will open a closed folder or close an open folder.
- Click on the item's name to select it and then click on the function key F2.
- Click on the item's name to select it, and then select the option Rename from the top-level Edit menu.
When you have finished editing the name, click on the Enter key or select another element in the Navigation Area. To disregard changes before saving them, click on the Esc key.
If you update the name of an item you do not have permission to change, the new name will not be kept. The original name will be retained.
Renaming annotations is described in Edit Annotations.
Adjusting the display name - Sequence Representation (legacy)
A legacy method to adjust the name displayed for sequence elements in the Navigation Area is the Sequence Representation functionality. This functionality will be retired in a future version of the CLC Main Workbench.
When sequences have the following information, the display name can be updated to use that information instead of the default, which is "Name".
- Name (this is the default information to be shown).
- Accession (sequences downloaded from databases like GenBank have an accession number).
- Latin name.
- Latin name (accession).
- Common name.
- Common name (accession).
To change the name displayed in the Navigation Area:
right-click any element or folder in the Navigation Area | Sequence Representation | select format