To access options affecting the Tree view, click on the Style panel expand bar entitled Tree, or choose View > Style > Tree.
| Task | How to… |
|---|---|
| To change the layout of the Tree view | Click on any of the four orientations to show the phylogenetic tree with that layout (left, up, down, right). |
| To change the font style used in the “leaves” of the Tree view | Use the Font drop-down menu to choose from available fonts. Recently selected fonts (if any) appear at the top of the menu, and other available fonts appear below a row of dashes. |
| To change the font size used in the “leaves” of the Tree view | Type a number to the right of Font or use the corresponding up and down arrows (  ) to select a font size. Allowed values = 4 to 72. |
| To change the background color in the Tree view | Check the box to the left of Background, and then click the box to the right to open the color picker. |
| To change the branch color in the Tree view | Click the Color box in the Branches section to open the color picker. |
| To change the branch width in the Tree view | Type a number to the right of Width or use the corresponding up and down arrows () to select a font size. Allowed values = 1 to 20. |
| To toggle between showing/hiding the branch lengths | Check or uncheck the box to the left of Show branch length. |
| To change the number of decimal places for the branch length | Type a number to the right of Decimal places, or use the corresponding up and down arrows () to specify the number of decimal places for the branch length. Allowed values are 1-7. This field is only enabled when Show branch length is checked. |
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