Saving a session
If you are working on a dataset and need to save your data and settings for later use, this is a useful feature. The file will be saved with the filename extension .microbetrace. You can then load your saved .microbetrace file directly into MicrobeTrace. When you are saving your session, you also have an option to download data by clusters.
If you select this option, MicrobeTrace will create a zipped folder in a location of your choice. This folder will in turn contain sub-folders for each cluster which will have node lists and edge lists for that cluster.
Similarly, if you have changed node and link settings (coloring or sizing by various attributes), you can save these as a style file.
You can then use this style file with another dataset via the Global Settings menu under the Styling tab. Importantly, you must remember to use the same file types (i.e. node vs link) when you apply the style file in your new session or the saved styles will not apply correctly.