Newt Editor

Quick Help

SBGN notation:: Learning SBGN - Learner's Cards

SIF notation:: SIF Relations

File > Samples: Load a sample model

Double-click on node: Edit label

Right-click: Context menu for associated object

Click + drag on selected edge: Add and place a bend point

Ctrl/Cmd + drag on a node: Transfer a node in and out of a complex/compartment/submap

Shift + drag: Box selection (select touched nodes and included edges)

Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + drag: Marquee zoom (zoom to marked area)

Shift + click: Add/remove an element to/from the current selection

Arrow keys: Move selected nodes in arrow direction; use Shift (Alt) for faster (slower) move

Edit > Add {Complex,Compartment,Submap} for Selected: include all selected nodes inside a newly created complex or compartment or submap.

Convenient process creation: When creating a new process node, click on substrate node and drag to and release on product node.

Enable grid: Clicking on the Enable Grid tool on the toolbar shows and snaps to the grid during node dragging.

Enable guidelines: Clicking on the Enable Guidelines tool on the toolbar enables and snaps to alignment guidelines during node dragging.

Please cite: Balci et al. Newt: a comprehensive web-based tool for viewing, constructing, and analyzing biological maps, Bioinf., 37(10), pp.1475-1477, 2021.

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