How to Set Rack Coordinate Labels
Rack positions can be labelled with lettered rows and numbered columns (A1, A2, A3 across a row) or the other way round (A1, B1, C1 across a row). Setting this to your facility's convention keeps the grid readable and stops cage locations being misread.
Open lab settings
Open Settings from your account menu and choose the Lab tab.
Find the labelling option
Scroll to Rack Coordinate Labels.
Pick your convention
Choose Rows lettered, columns numbered or Columns lettered, rows numbered, whichever matches how your racks are physically labelled.
Check the preview
A preview of a 3×3 rack shows how positions will read under the convention you picked.
Save the setting
Click Save at the bottom of the lab settings. Rack views, cage pickers, cage detail, and cage cards all switch to the new labelling.
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