A marker endpoint may be set and locked to a token value by dragging and dropping a gate onto it. The marker endpoint will be set to the chosen token value and will be automatically resized as when the token value changes.

 

Please note: The marker bound will automatically be locked to the token, thus the marker bound will not be resizable by using the mouse. The lock can be removed via the Formatting Markers dialog and unchecking the Locked check box of the marker bound of interest.

 

 

To Link and lock a marker bound to a gate statistic.

In the example below the low bound of a marker (M1) is linked and locked to the X Median of a gate (Gate 1). The action is be performed by dragging and dropping Gate 1 onto the low bound of marker M1 (Figure 9.41) and selecting the X Median from the statistic list.

 

1. Left click and hold anywhere on Gate 1 (Figure below - Number 1) and drag Gate 1 on top of the left end point of marker M1. Note that the cursor will appear as (Figure below - Number 2).

2. Release the mouse button on top of the left end point of Marker M1. An Edit Statistic dialog will open.

3. Select X Median from the Statistic list within the Edit Statistic window.

4. Click OK.

 

The position of the lower boundary of marker M1 will now link to the X Median of Gate 1 (Figure below - Number 3).

 

When Gate 1 is adjusted, the lower boundary of marker M1 will change accordingly (Figure below - Number 4). Please note that the marker endpoint is now locked to the gate based token and cannot be updated by adjusting the marker itself (Figure below - Number 5, note the absence of the resizing handle at the left-bound). The lock can be removed via the Formatting Markers dialog by unchecking the Locked check box of the boundary of interest.