2.9 Origin GUI Modes
Origin offers 3 GUI modes when during installation:
- Default mode: prvides Origin's classic interface with the full set of menus, toolbars, buttons, and graphing options.
- Stats mode: pre-installs a collection of apps and provides an interface tailored to statistical analysis and quality-control workflows.
- Life Science mode: pre-installs a collection of apps and provides an interface to streamline pharmacological and biological assay workflows, such as dose-response, ANOVA and survival analysis.
- Compact mode: streamlines the workspace, reduces and reorganizes buttons to make an ease-of-use interface for novice users.
Therefore...
 | if you cannot find a menu or button, or have difficulty following instructions in our documentation, |
1. check if Origin is running in Stats mode or Life Science mode
- you can check the current GUI mode by menu Preferences: GUI Mode:
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2. If Origin is running in either mode, you can:
Switch to Default mode
To switch to Default mode, select menu Preferences: GUI Mode: Default.
OR,
Use Search bar
Enter the name of a menu, button, or app in Search bar next to main menu to find and run it.
