Use this command to open a data file. Choosing this option will display the File Open dialog to select a file to open.
A data file is an FCS (Flow Cytometry Standard) format histogram or listmode data file. It can also open some formats of ASCII-encoded histogram files. You can load one data file at a time into a report document.
If a listmode file is selected, the Analysis Setup dialog is displayed to allow selection of the analysis parameter and to set up gates.
Batch Processing
When more than one file is selected in he Open FCS dialog, they are added to a batch list that appears on the left side of the main window. See Batch Processing for details.
To select a batch of files, click the mouse on the first item you want to select and drag the mouse over sequential files in the list. Alternately, you can click the first item, hold down the Shift key and click the last item to select a group of files. Hold down the Ctrl key to select non-adjacent files in the list.
Shortcuts
Keys: CTRL + F on PC; Command + F on Mac