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Watch the [[Proteopedia:Video_Guide#Video_5:_Uploading_an_image_or_file_and_adding_an_image_to_a_page|short video that demonstrates uploading a file]]. The video concerns an image file, but will still be quite helpful. The steps below concern a [[PDB file]] or "molecule". | Watch the [[Proteopedia:Video_Guide#Video_5:_Uploading_an_image_or_file_and_adding_an_image_to_a_page|short video that demonstrates uploading a file]]. The video concerns an image file, but will still be quite helpful. The steps below concern a [[PDB file]] or "molecule". | ||
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'''Compress''' the PDB file, especially if it is more than ~200 kilobytes in size. Use WinZip in Windows, Finder's "compress" in Mac OS X, or gzip. Files compressed by these methods are recognized and decompressed automatically by Jmol. If you're not sure about your compression method, simply try dragging the compressed PDB file and dropping it into the black window of the [[Jmol/Application|Jmol application]]. If the molecule appears, Jmol decompressed it automatically. | '''Compress''' the PDB file, especially if it is more than ~200 kilobytes in size. Use WinZip in Windows, Finder's "compress" in Mac OS X, or gzip. Files compressed by these methods are recognized and decompressed automatically by Jmol. If you're not sure about your compression method, simply try dragging the compressed PDB file and dropping it into the black window of the [[Jmol/Application|Jmol application]]. If the molecule appears, Jmol decompressed it automatically. Additionally, for very large files, such as large [[Complexes|complexes]] or [Morphs|morphs]], you may wish to take steps to reduce file size further prior to using file compression. In the end, the scene using your upload PDB file should load for a user in a reasonable amount of time. The best way to do this is often to only save the alpha carbons of the proteins as Jmol can still represent the proteins in many forms, including cartoon, backbone, trace, and ribbons. | ||
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Click '''Upload file''' in the ''toolbox'' at the bottom of the left side of every page in Proteopedia. Choose the file to be uploaded from your disk. Do NOTclick the upload button yet. | Click '''Upload file''' in the ''toolbox'' at the bottom of the left side of every page in Proteopedia. Choose the file to be uploaded from your disk. Do NOTclick the upload button yet. | ||
