Tokens can represent items of many types including: statistics, classifiers, file information, or customized values. You can insert tokens in text boxes. For the following three sections on tokens, the file we will be using is ApoMono.002 found in the Tutorial Sample Data archive.

 

In the course of this example, we will:

•Insert a token into a text box.

•Modify the formatting of a token.

 

To insert a token:

1.Select File tab→Open (Figure T3.1).

2.Open the layout TokenInsertion.fey found in the Tutorial Sample Data archive.

3.Left-click after the word "contains" in the text box containing the incomplete sentence "The Gate 'Whole Cells' contains". The text box should change to have a green border, indicating it is in edit mode, and the cursor should be flashing after the word contains.

We will be completing this sentence with the statistic # of Cells in Gate 'Whole Cells'.

4.Right-click inside the selected text box.  

5.Select Insert Token from the pop-up menu (Figure T5.23).

 

Figure T5.23 Inserting a Token

 

 

You can also insert a token using the Text→Insert Text→Insert Token command from the Ribbon Bar.

An Insert a Token dialog will appear (Figure T5.24).

Figure T5.24 Insert a Token Dialog

 

6.Click on Statistic.

7.Click Insert at the bottom of the dialog.

A Create Statistic dialog will appear with the Data Source category open (Figure T5.25). There is no need to change the data source, since it is already showing the source as the FSC vs. SSC plot of ApoMono.002.

Figure T5.25 Create Statistic Dialog--Data Source Category

 

8.Click on the Statistic Category of the Create Statistic dialog (Figure T5.26).

The Statistic page of the Create Statistic dialog will now appear.

 

Figure T5.26 Create Statistic Dialog--Statistic Category

 

We will select the statistic we want the token to display (Figure T5.26).

9. Select # of Events in the Statistic list box (Figure T5.26 ).

10. Select Whole Cells from the Gate drop-down list (Figure T5.26 ).

11. Select OK.

The Statistic (# of events) will now appear in the text box after the text 'The Gate Whole Cells contains' and will be highlighted gray whenever the text box is in edit mode (green border). The grey background is to show that the text is a token, and cannot be directly edited.

12. Push the "space" bar key and type 'events.' in the text box after the token to complete the sentence.

The text box should now look like Figure T5.27. The token will appear with the same text settings as the text already in the box.

 

Figure T5.27 Text Box with Token

 

Note: Tokens can also be inserted into tables.

You can format the font of a token identically to the way you format the font for normal text, described above. Figure T5.28 shows the same text box as Figure T5.27 except the font was changed to Courier New, 15pt, and Bold. For more help on changing text in text boxes, see the section on Formatting Text in a Text Box.

Figure T5.28 Formatted Token Font

 

Tokens can also be inserted by dragging and dropping the plot onto the text box.

 

To insert a Token by Drag and Drop:

 

First, we need to delete the token in the text box.

13. Highlight "7525" events in the text box.

14. Hit the Delete key to delete the token.

15. Left-click on the border of the SSC-H v FSC-H ApoMono.002 plot. The border of the plot should turn green.

16. Left-click on the green border. The border of the plot should turn red to indicate it is in selected mode.

17. While holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor (Figure T5.29) to the space after the word "contains" in the text box.

18. Release the mouse button to drop the plot into the text box.

 

Figure T5.29 Dragging Token from Plot onto Text Box

 

The Paste Special dialog will appear (Figure T5.30).

 

19. Select Statistic Token from the Paste Special dialog (Figure T5.30).

Figure T5.30 Paste Special Dialog

 

20. Click OK

 

The Create Statistic dialog will now appear with the Statistic category open as previously seen in step 8 (Figure T5.26)

21. Select Whole Cells in the Gate field (Figure T5.26 ).

22. Select # of Events from the Statistic box (Figure T5.26 ).

23. Select OK.

 

The number of events will now be inserted as a token, highlighted in grey, after the word "contains" in the text box (Figure T5.29).

 

24. Click after the number of events token (highlighted in grey) in the text box.

25. Push the "space" bar key and type "events."  to complete the sentence in the text box.

 

The text box will now appear as in Figure T5.31.

Figure T5.31 The Layout as it will be appear at the end of this section

 

 

 

   Select File tab→Close to close the layout we were just working on.

 

In the next example, we will create a classifier token .