ACD/Labs Mass Spectrometry Technical Notes

Technical notes are organized chronologically according to version number, but many older notes are forward compatible with our latest version release. We therefore suggest that all notes be reviewed in their entirety for possible applicability.

Technical Note	PDF file	MS Word ZIP file
Version 11.0
Quick Start Guide: ACD/MS Fragmenter	50 Kb	260 Kb
How to Use Auto Assignment for Structure-Spectrum Evaluation	405 Kb	615 Kb
How to Optimize ACD/IntelliXtract Input Parameters	232 Kb	463 Kb
Version 10.0
The Basics of LC/GC/MS and MS/MS Processing	120 Kb	316 Kb
The Use of IntelliXtract COMPARE for the Identification of Metabolites	397 Kb	602 Kb
Detection of Illicit Drugs in Urine by LC/MS using ACD/IntelliXtract for Fast Data Analysis	275 Kb	554 Kb
Version 9.0
Searching a NIST MS Database from Within ACD/MS Processor	PDF: 255 Kb PDF with data files: 217 Kb	399 Kb
Version 8.0
Upgrading Databases to SpecManager 8.20 Format	344 Kb	505 Kb
Spectral Mirror Format and Normalization Mode for Comparing Two Spectra in ACD/MS Manager	301 Kb	466 Kb
Using Spectral Subtraction in ACD/MS Manager	415 Kb	585 Kb
An Introduction to CODA	175 Kb	301 Kb
Optimizing the Parameters Used Within CODA	329 Kb	393 Kb
Drawing N-Oxide structures for MS Fragmenter	128 Kb	69 Kb
Version 7.0
Exporting spectra from MassLynx V3.5 and 4.0 into ACD/MS Manager	118 Kb	85 Kb
Version 6.0
How to import from *.yep	98 Kb	99 Kb
Version 5.0
Create customized submission forms or reports	116 Kb	154 Kb
Comparing Chromatograms Using the COMPARELCMS Algorithm	66 Kb	50 Kb
Drawing Tools for Mass Spectrometrists	76 Kb	102 Kb
Free ACD/ChemSketch Tools for MS spectroscopists	72 Kb	102 Kb
An Introduction to CODA: Integration into ACD/MS Manager	310 Kb	333 Kb
Using the Compare LC-MS Algorithm	124 Kb	136 Kb
Sending MS data as e-mail attachments	91 Kb	112 Kb
Determination of Elemental Formulae From Molecular Properties	123 Kb	98 Kb
Executing a NIST MS Search from an ACD/SpecManager MS Spectrum	98 Kb	62 Kb
Using the Mass Accuracy Parameters in Processing and Analysis of Mass Spectral Data	150 Kb	160 Kb

Also review the Application Notes for ACD/Labs Mass Spectrometry software.