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Create names automatically using specified data fields
Rename Assemblies and Tracks » Create names automatically using specified data fields
The Edit > Rename with Fields command lets you create labels for one or more selected sequences automatically, using specified fields such as sequence length, organism, or description. The custom labels are then displayed for those sequences within the GenVision Pro…
Create a new assembly using SeqMan NGen
Create or Open a Session » Create a new assembly using SeqMan NGen
To create a new assembly from within the GenVision Pro application, do either of the following: From the Welcome screen, click the New tab on the left and then choose New assembly with options on the right. From within a GenVision Pro session, click on the New…
Add Data
Add Data
Once you have created a GenVision Pro session, the next step is to add data. To add this type of data… …see this topic Where data type appears in GenVision Pro How to view the data .assembly files created in SeqMan NGen …
Part A: Start a new session and rename a sequence using data fields
GenVision Pro Tutorials » Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly » Part A: Start a new session and rename a sequence using data fields
In this first part of the GenVision Pro tutorial, you will start by downloading and extracting the tutorial data from the DNASTAR website. Next, you will begin a new session and add an E. coli assembly produced by DNASTAR’s SeqMan NGen. You will then create a…
Create a new session
Create or Open a Session » Create a new session
To create a new, untitled GenVision Pro session : Do any of the following: From the Welcome screen, choose New session to open a new blank session; or Add assemblies to new session to open a session and add sequences at the same time. From the Details panel,…
Create or Open a Session
Create or Open a Session
Because GenVision Pro does not store data when you close it, the information shown in the interface is called a “session,” rather than a “project.” Once you open GenVision Pro, you can open one or many sessions. Each session is displayed in a…
Export data from the Text, Table or Pairwise views
Export » Export data from the Text, Table or Pairwise views
The Export data tool ( ), located in the header above many of the GenVision Pro views, lets you export data from those views. This tool provides a choice of three options, one of which has four sub-options. Options include: Export Data > Matches without…
When multiple tracks are selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When multiple tracks are selected
If two or more tracks have been selected in the Overview or Analysis view, the Details panel contains the following information. Heading The heading contains: The number of tracks currently selected (in blue). Summary – Description of…
Rename Assemblies and Tracks
Rename Assemblies and Tracks
A selected assembly or track can be renamed manually or by using specified data fields. See the following topics for details: Create names automatically using specified data fields Rename a single sequence manually
Rename a single sequence manually
Rename Assemblies and Tracks » Rename a single sequence manually
The Edit > Rename command lets you manually enter a label (name) to display for those sequences within the GenVision Pro application. To manually rename a single selected sequence: Select a single sequence name from any GenVision Pro view, then right-click on…
When multiple sequences are selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When multiple sequences are selected
If multiple sequences have been selected in the Genome view, the Details panel contains the following information: Heading * Number of sequences currently selected, in blue. * Sequence type – DNA or RNA (if known). * Min./Max. sequence…
When one sequence is selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When one sequence is selected
If a single sequence has been selected in any view, the Details panel may contain a subset of the following information: Heading The label used in the Analysis view and Overview, in blue. * Organism – The organism containing the chromosome,…
Overview section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Style panel » Overview section
The Overview section contains options affecting the Overview. To access this section, click on the Style panel expand bar entitled Overview, or choose View > Style > Overview. Customization for font style and size applies to all text in the Overview. Individual…
Navigation tools
GenVision Pro Interface » Navigation tools
GenVision Pro’s navigation tools are located just to the right of the button tools and consist of a “sequence selector” (the drop-down menu), a text box, a Go button, and two green arrows. By default, (Genome) is shown in the sequence selector, causing the entire…
Export an image of a view
Export » Export an image of a view
GenVision Pro lets you export an image of the Overview or Analysis view for use in a text editor or similar program. Do either of the following: Press the Export image tool () in the upper right corner of the view you want to export. Use File > Export…
Find a Location
Find a Location
Navigate to a specific position in the sequence: To move the cursor to a specific point on the sequence, do any of the following: Use the navigation tools in the main GenVision Pro header. Open the Places panel and double-click on a previously-stored…
Coverage tracks
Work with Tracks » Coverage tracks
If data are available, you can choose to display a numeric track in the body of the Analysis view. As of Lasergene 17.3, the main numeric track type is the Coverage track. For detailed information about applying tracks, see Work with Tracks. This is the Track panel…
Copy
Copy
In many cases, once you have selected text, data, sequences or subsequences, you can copy the information to the clipboard. The copy functions described below are accessible using menu commands, context menu commands (i.e., “right-click options”), and/or keyboard…
Sequence section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Style panel » Sequence section
The Sequence section contains options affecting the Analysis view. To access this section, click on the Style panel expand bar entitled Sequence, or choose View > Style > Sequence. Customization for font style and size applies to all text in the Analysis view.…
Sashimi tracks
Work with Tracks » Sashimi tracks
Analysis of mRNA isoform expression is a key aspect of understanding gene expression. For many genes, the change in isoform ratios for a given gene produce a more significant physiological effect than the overall expression level of that gene. Isoforms are typically…
Button tools
GenVision Pro Interface » Button tools
At the top of the GenVision Pro window are eight button-style tools, as well as a set of navigation tools. In the bottom right corner of each view, GenVision Pro offers two additional button-style tools for selecting the screen mode. You can toggle between…
Welcome screen
GenVision Pro Interface » Welcome screen
The Welcome “project” opens when you launch GenVision Pro and is a central location for opening or creating sessions or accessing help. As you open sessions, the Welcome “project” will remain as the leftmost tab unless you manually move or close…
Analysis section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Style panel » Analysis section
The Analysis section contains options affecting the wrapping style for rows in the Analysis view. To access it, click on the Style panel expand bar entitled Analysis, or choose View > Style > Analysis. Task How to… Select the preferred…
Search wizard: Job
Search for Sequences Online » Search for sequence matches (BLAST) » Search wizard: Job
The Job screen is the fourth of four screens in the BLAST Search wizard, This screen allows you to overwrite the default search name with a custom name and initiate the BLAST search. The text box contains an automatically-generated name for the search job. If you…
Add assemblies
Add Data » Add assemblies
To add one or more SeqMan NGen .assembly packages to the session: Do any of the following: Drag & drop one or more assemblies from your computer’s file explorer onto an open GenVision Pro session. Press the Add assemblies to project button tool…
Recent section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Places panel » Recent section
When you perform a search for a gene, feature or numerical sequence location using the navigation tools or the Edit > Go to Place command, each found location is automatically stored in the Recent section of the Places panel. Access this section by clicking on the…
Make a session active
Create or Open a Session » Make a session active
To make a session active: Do any of the following: Click+ on any session tab to make that session active. Click on the Window menu and choose the name of the session from the list. Press Ctrl+; (Win) or Cmd+; (Mac) to open a “session chooser.”…
Received section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Places panel » Received section
After opening a SeqMan NGen assembly in DNASTAR’s ArrayStar application, you can send up to 100 data rows from its Gene Table or SNP Table directly to GenVision Pro using the File > Send Selection To > GenVision Pro command. When you do this, each row exported…
Open an existing session
Create or Open a Session » Open an existing session
To open an existing GenVision Pro (.gvp) session : Do any of the following: From the Welcome screen, click the Open tab, then click on Open session. From the Details panel, click the link Open a session. Use the File > Open command. Press Ctrl+O…
Jobs panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Jobs panel
After initiating an NCBI BLAST or Entrez search, you can monitor its progress and download its eventual output from the Jobs panel. This panel is not visible in a project until you have started running at least one search. To open the Jobs panel: Do any of the…
Change the Analysis view color scheme
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Analysis view » Change the Analysis view color scheme
The foreground and background color schemes for the Analysis view are specified in the Analysis section of the Style panel. To open the section, click on the expand bar entitled Analysis, or choose View > Style > Analysis. Each available color scheme is described…
Search for text or accession number matches (Entrez)
Search for Sequences Online » Search for text or accession number matches (Entrez)
The Entrez Search wizard is used to search a text query or accession number against NCBI’s Entrez databases for nucleotides or proteins. To launch the Entrez search dialog, choose Search > Text Search in > NCBI Nucleotide or Search > Text Search in > NCBI…
Analysis view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Analysis view
The Analysis view shows tracks for a single sequence. The view is empty unless the session contains only one sequence; or until a single sequence has been chosen in the Overview or by using the navigation tools or Places panel bookmarks. At that point, the Analysis…
Save, Close and Exit
Save, Close and Exit
To save one or more sessions: To save one or more sessions or to overwrite a previously saved version of the session in GenVision Pro (.gvp) format To save all open sessions, use File > Save All Sessions or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S. To save only the active…
Installed Lasergene file locations
Appendix » Installed Lasergene file locations
The following file names use ‘x’ to represent the version number. File Category Application Path Application2 ArrayStar Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\DNASTAR\Lasergene x\ArrayStar SeqNinja (command line) Windows:…
Part D: Work with region tracks
GenVision Pro Tutorials » Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly » Part D: Work with region tracks
In this part of the tutorial, you will load two BED files associated with the E. coli assembly. MG1655_m56_v3.prophage-regions.bed. contains ten regions or intervals corresponding to the locations of prophages within the genome of this particular strain…
Launch a session from within ArrayStar
Create or Open a Session » Launch a session from within ArrayStar
To view and analyze a selected entry from ArrayStar: Create or open a project in DNASTAR’s ArrayStar application. Open any table and locate a row with a position of interest. Select the row and choose File > Send Selection To > GenVision Pro or right-click…
When no session, or a blank session, is open
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When no session, or a blank session, is open
When no session, or only a blank session, is open, the Details panel displays links to help you get started in GenVision Pro. Heading Click on the links to: * Create or open a session * Add assemblies to the session * Watch a training video…
Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly
GenVision Pro Tutorials » Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly
The following tutorial uses free data from the DNASTAR website to demonstrate a typical workflow in GenVision Pro. The tutorial is in four parts, which should be done in order. Begin with Part A: Start a new session and rename a sequence using data…
GenVision Pro Tutorials
GenVision Pro Tutorials
GenVision Pro tutorials are listed below. Any data needed can be downloaded for free using the link provided in the tutorial. Analyze an E. coli assembly – Links to the first of four parts. Analyze Copy Number Variation (CNV) results – This tutorial…
Work with Tracks
Work with Tracks
Tracks are rows of information pertaining to a header, footer, or individual sequence row in certain GenVision Pro views. Tracks may be displayed or hidden by check or unchecking boxes in the Tracks panel. The following tracks can be applied, removed or (in some…
Feature tracks
Work with Tracks » Feature tracks
One or more Feature tracks can be added to the Overview and/or to the Analysis view header or footer. Feature tracks may come from the sequences in an assembly, or can be imported separately using File > Add Track. For detailed information about applying tracks, see…
Search wizard: Search
Search for Sequences Online » Search for sequence matches (BLAST) » Search wizard: Search
The Search screen is the second of four screens in the BLAST Search wizard. The Search screen is used to choose the BLAST program and database. Specify whether you wish to search for Nucleotides or Proteins. Select the desired BLAST program from the Using…
Places panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Places panel
The Places panel and the GenVision Pro navigation tools work together so you can quickly navigate to a chromosome or sequence range that you have visited before. To open this panel, do either of the following: Click on the Places tab (). Use the View > Places…
Search wizard: Options
Search for Sequences Online » Search for sequence matches (BLAST) » Search wizard: Options
The Options screen is the third of four screens in the BLAST Search wizard, and has two tabs: Selection and Matches. These tabs allow you to customize miscellaneous parameters relating to the BLAST search. Click the Selection tab to make it active. In the…
Access ID dialog
Search for Sequences Online » Access ID dialog
As of December 2018, NCBI requires an API key for faster access to NCBI services, or to run more searches concurrently. To get a key, start by setting up an NCBI account. After registering your account, click on your user name and request your key using API Key…
Add tracks
Add Data » Add tracks
A data track in BED file (.bed), GenVision box file (.txt) or Wiggle (.wig) format can be imported into a GenVision session. To add tracks: Do any of the following: Drag & drop one or more track files (see above) on an open GenVision Pro session Use the…
When a non-empty session is open
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When a non-empty session is open
If a session is open and data has been added, the Details panel contains the following information: Heading The session file name, in blue. Sequences * Sequences – Number of sequences in the assembly. * Sequence type…
Console view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Console view
The Console view displays information, messages and warnings about the operation in progress, or an operation that was recently performed. To display the console for a particular project: Click the tab with the project name, then open its console using the View >…
Reads tracks
Work with Tracks » Reads tracks
If you are viewing an assembly created in SeqMan NGen, you can add a track to the Analysis view showing each of the aligned reads in the selected experiment. For detailed information about applying tracks, see Work with Tracks. This are the Track panel items to check…
Reference track
Work with Tracks » Reference track
If you are viewing a templated assembly, you can choose to display a Reference track in the Analysis view header or footer. For detailed information about applying tracks, see Work with Tracks. This is the Track panel item to check if you want to display a Reference…
Ruler tracks
Work with Tracks » Ruler tracks
One or more Ruler tracks can be added to the Overview header and/or to the Analysis view header or footer. For detailed information about applying tracks, see Work with Tracks. These are the Track panel items to check if you want to display one or both Ruler…
Set temporary file preferences
Appendix » Set preferences » Set temporary file preferences
GenVision Pro creates and uses temporary files while a session is open. The need for temporary file space grows with the number and length of the sequences and track data in open sessions. If you expect the temporary files will be too large to fit in the default…
Tracks panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Tracks panel
The Tracks panel lets you manage tracks displayed in the views. To open this panel, do either of the following: Click on the Tracks tab (). Use the View > Tracks > Tracks command. The uppermost part of the Tracks panel lets you specify which tracks are…
Use Basic Editing Commands
Use Basic Editing Commands
The following basic editing commands are available in GenVision Pro: Command Keyboard Shortcut Right-Click Option Description Edit > Cut Ctrl/Cmd+X Cut This command is not enabled in GenVision Pro. Edit >…
Table view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Table view
To access the Table view, perform a BLAST search. When the search is complete, the Text and Table views are displayed together in a single popup window that is separate from the main GenVision Pro window. To reopen the views at a later time, click on the Status link in…
Part C: Investigate sequence coverage
GenVision Pro Tutorials » Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly » Part C: Investigate sequence coverage
GenVision Pro’s navigation tools consist of a “sequence selector,” a text box, and a Go button. In this part of the tutorial, you will use the navigation tools to go to a particular region of low coverage that begins around 4,314,000. In the navigation…
Pairwise view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Pairwise view
After the Jobs panel shows the Status of a BLAST search or Entrez search is Done, pressing the “Done” hyperlink opens the search results simultaneously in the Text, Table, and Pairwise views. All three views are contained in a large pop-up window that is…
Research references
Appendix » Research references
Taylor WR (1997). “Residual colours: a proposal for aminochromography.” Protein Engineering vol.10 no.7 pp.743 – 746. (See the PDF file.) [“Taylor” color scheme] Waterhouse AM, Procter JB, Martin DMA, Clamp M and Barton GJ (2009). “JalView version 2: a…
Search for Sequences Online
Search for Sequences Online
This application lets you search National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases for matches to text or sequence that you specify. Query part or all of a nucleotide or protein sequence against one of NCBI’s sequence databases using the Basic…
Customize the appearance and layout of views
Customize the Look and Layout » Customize the appearance and layout of views
The following table lists ways in which you can customize the appearance and layout of views. Task How to… Show a view Use View > (View Name) > (chromosome or contig number) > Show. The third item in the command at left may or may not…
Details panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel
The Details panel shows details of the application, selection or session. Details are available for all tracks in the Overview and Analysis view, as well as the Tracks panel. To open this panel, do any of the following: Click on the Details tab (). Use the…
Add genomes from NCBI
Add Data » Add genomes from NCBI
To import a genome from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database via organism name or accession number: Choose File > Download and Add Genome or press the Download and add a genome to the session button to (). In the Download Genome…
GenVision Pro Interface
GenVision Pro Interface
The following table describes components of the GenVision Pro user interface, along with links to more in-depth information about each item: Item Description Menus The GenVision Pro menus are: GenVision Pro (available only on…
Wrap the Analysis view display
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Analysis view » Wrap the Analysis view display
To wrap the display in the Analysis view: In the Style panel’s Analysis section, select Automatic wrapping from the Layout drop-down menu. The Analysis view will immediately wrap horizontally. If you had been using a Linear layout and had already split the…
Experiments section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Explorer panel » Experiments section
The Experiments section is a section in the Explorer panel. This section lists any .assembly files already loaded into the current GenVision Pro session and allows you to add additional files or delete existing ones. Some of the data added here as part of an .assembly…
When one feature is selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When one feature is selected
If a single feature has been selected in a track in the Overview or Analysis view (e.g., by clicking one time on the feature), the Details panel contains the following information. Note that the tooltip displayed when you hover over a feature is a subset of the Details…
When one track is selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When one track is selected
If a single track has been selected in the Overview or Analysis view, the Details panel contains the following information. Heading The heading contains: Type of track or assembly name, in blue. Summary – Basic information about what…
Explorer panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Explorer panel
To open the Explorer panel, click on the Explorer tab () or use the View > Experiments command. The Explorer panel contains two sections. The Experiments section shows a list of the assemblies or other data sources in the current session. The Chromosomes…
Export
Export
For detailed steps on exporting data and images from GenVision Pro, see the following topics: Export an image of a graphical view (and edit it in PowerPoint) Export data from the Text, Table or Pairwise views Export the consensus sequence
Filter text search results
Search for Sequences Online » Filter text search results
When you press the Filter results tool () in the header above the Table or Pairwise views, there are two options: Filter and Clear Filter. Clicking on the Filter option opens the following dialog: Use the drop-down menu to choose a filter type, then enter the…
Genome view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Genome view
The Genome view can display multiple experiments, chromosomes, contigs or sequences simultaneously. To access the Genome view, do any of the following: Press the Home () button tool. Use the View > Genome > Show command. Click on the Genome tab. Use…
Favorites section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Places panel » Favorites section
The Favorites section is similar to the bookmarks folder for a web browser. It contains a list of previously-visited locations that you have decided you may wish to visit again. Favorites are listed in the same order in which they were added, by default, though you…
Export the consensus sequence
Export » Export the consensus sequence
To export a consensus sequence: From the Tracks panel, check the boxes pertaining to read tracks. In the Analysis view, select a read track. A toolbar pops up at the track’s top left corner. Click the Export data tool (). The Export Consensus popup…
Customize the layout of other window components
Customize the Look and Layout » Customize the layout of other window components
Controls for this application’s view, panels and expand bars are described in the following table. For information that pertains only to views, also see Customize the appearance and layout of views. Task “How To” Show or open a hidden…
Specify the Experiment or Chromosome to Display
Specify the Experiment or Chromosome to Display
The Genome view can display multiple experiments, chromosomes, contigs or sequences simultaneously. However, only one of these at a time may be displayed in the Analysis view and Overview. To display Genome view rows for all uploaded session data: Do any of the…
Welcome to GenVision Pro
Welcome to GenVision Pro
GenVision Pro supports visualization and analysis of multiple samples from a single genome. In RNA-seq, ChIP-seq and copy number variation (CNV) studies, where coverage and peak plots are compared and used to interpret gene expression and regulation, the ability to…
Layout section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Tracks panel » Layout section
The Layout section lets you change the height of a track and the space above and/or below a track. Changes made in this section are applied to all currently selected tracks. Access this section by clicking on the Tracks panel expand bar entitled Layout, or by choosing…
Filter sequence search results
Search for Sequences Online » Filter sequence search results
When you press the Filter results tool () in the header above the Table or Pairwise views, there are two options: Filter and Clear Filter. Clicking on the Filter option opens the following dialog: Use the drop-down menu to choose a filter type, then enter the…
When multiple features are selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When multiple features are selected
If two or more features have been selected in a track in the Overview or Analysis view, the Details panel contains the following information: Heading The heading shows: Number of features currently selected, in blue. Type – List of all…
Part B: Work with feature tracks
GenVision Pro Tutorials » Try It! – Analyze an E. coli assembly » Part B: Work with feature tracks
Features are displayed as colored arrows in the Overview and the Analysis view. In this part of the tutorial, you will learn to toggle between displaying/hiding features, and to view features that are not currently visible. To see an information balloon for any…
When a portion of a sequence is selected
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Details panel » When a portion of a sequence is selected
When a portion of a sequence has been selected in the Analysis view (e.g., by double-clicking on a feature, or by dragging across the sequence with the mouse), the Details panel contains the following information: Heading * Sequence – The name…
Features panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Features panel
The Features panel lets you specify which feature types should be visible in the Overview and the Analysis view when the feature and region tracks are visible. To open this panel, do any of the following: Click on the Features tab (). Use the View > Features…
Clean cached files on startup
Appendix » Clean cached files on startup
If you are a Windows user, you may execute a “-clean” in the unusual event that cached data has become corrupted: Close GenVision Pro if it is currently open. Launch the Command Line (C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe). Type the path to the GenVision Pro…
Save and reopen saved search results
Search for Sequences Online » Save and reopen saved search results
To save the Table, Pairwise and Text views for the current search, use the Save as tool () in the top right of the Table view. The results are saved in .search format. To reopen saved results, choose Search > Open Search File and navigate to the .search file.…
Style panel
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Style panel
The Style panel lets you customize view formatting and layout. To open this panel, do any of the following: Click on the Style tab (). Use the View > Style > Style command. Right-click within a view and choose Show Style Panel. To change settings in the…
Set Internet preferences
Appendix » Set preferences » Set Internet preferences
The Internet Preferences dialog lets you choose whether you wish to be notified about Lasergene updates. To access the dialog on Windows, use Edit > Preferences. On Macintosh, use GenVision Pro > Preferences (macOS 12 and lower) or GenVision Pro > Settings (macOS 13…
Chromosomes section
GenVision Pro Interface » Panels » Explorer panel » Chromosomes section
The Chromosomes section is one of two sections in the Explorer panel, and shows a table of chromosomes in the currently-selected assembly. This section allows you to easily maneuver between chromosomes in a multiple sample project. Access this section by clicking on…
Search wizard: Query
Search for Sequences Online » Search for sequence matches (BLAST) » Search wizard: Query
The Query screen is the first of four screens in the BLAST Search wizard. The Query screen is where you add the query sequence, i.e., the sequence for which you wish to locate matches in the NCBI BLAST database. At the top of the screen, next to “Search…
Overview
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Overview
The Overview shows an overview of the currently-selected chromosome (in the Genome view) and its features. To access the view, click on the Overview tab (the dark blue part of the image, below) or use View > Overview > (Name) > Show. This view was released in…
Add sequences
Add Data » Add sequences
You can add a sequence to the session if it is in any of the following formats: sequence file (.seq), SeqBuilder Pro format (.sbd), MegAlign Pro format (.msa), Genbank (.gbk) or FASTA (.fas and _.fasta). To add sequences: Do any of the following: Drag & drop one…
Text view
GenVision Pro Interface » Views » Text view
To access the Text view, perform a BLAST search. When the search is complete, the Text and Table views are displayed in a popup window that is separate from the main GenVision Pro window. To reopen the views at a later time, click on the Status link in the Jobs panel.…
Search for sequence matches (BLAST)
Search for Sequences Online » Search for sequence matches (BLAST)
The BLAST Search wizard is used to search a query sequence against one of NCBI’s databases. The sequence can be part or all of an active sequence, another sequence file on your computer, or typed/pasted-in text. The wizard consists of four consecutive screens,…