MDI
Jade
(2010)
Tutorial
Revised
July
2013
Jade
is
a
product
of
MDI
Materials
Data
Inc.
1224
Concannon
Blvd.
Livermore,
CA
94550
phone
(925)
449-‐1084
FAX
(925)
373-‐1659
[email protected]
1) Open
MDI
Jade
(2010)
from
the
desktop
2) The
main
Jade
window
will
open.
Make
sure
the
correct
project
id
is
chosen
from
the
drop
down
menu.
For
example,
for
the
lab
class
it
should
be
“MSE
360
–
365”.
3) For
light
Jade
use,
please
use
the
“Default/General
Project”.
To
create
new
project
click
the
button
and
choose
“Create
a
Project”
from
the
menu.
4) On
the
upper
left
panel
click
the
small
folder
icon
to
choose
the
appropriate
folder.
a. If
the
desired
folder
is
not
found
in
the
recent
list
click
on
the
“Open
Other
Folder…”
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b. For
the
lab
class
go
to
“C:\Users\MSE
360\2012\<Day
of
lab>\<Group#>”
c. Click
a
file
to
open
the
folder
in
side
panel.
Double
click
file
you
wish
to
analyze.
d. For
analysis
please
use
the
.raw
files
inside
of
Jade.
5) At
the
bottom
center
of
the
screen
should
be
4
tabs:
Scans,
Peaks|Lines,
Phases,
and
Hits
6) Peaks|Lines
when
clicked
upon
automatically
attempts
to
determine
the
given
peaks
in
the
file
a. Manual
adjustments
to
the
default
parameters
can
be
adjusted
at
the
top
of
the
screen
b. Or
peaks
can
be
added
manually
by
left
clicking
inside
the
pattern
itself
and
subtracted
by
right
clicking
on
top
of
a
peak.
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7) Phases
when
clicked
upon
automatically
matches
the
possible
phases
in
the
sample
a. To
overlay
the
pdf
files,
check
the
box
in
the
left
column.
b. For
the
lab
class
please
make
sure
to
have
the
entire
powder
diffraction
file
database
available
c. Filters
can
be
used
to
put
constraints
on
the
results.
d. Chemistry
filters
are
used
to
limit
to
certain
elements,
either
possible
or
required.
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8) Double
click
on
a
pdf
to
view
the
details
of
the
pdf
card
a. The
icons
in
the
top
right
corner
can
help
you
view
the
peak
list,
print,
copy
to
clipboard,
keep
file,
and
add
to
attach
to
plot
window
b. Copy
to
clipboard
and
paste
into
a
text
window
9) Hits
is
similar
to
Phases:
10)
Saving
and
Printing:
a. Use
“Save
&
Paste”
to
“Copy
Current
Data”
into
notepad
(save
as
a
.txt
file)
or
copy
an
image
of
the
current
plot
display
b. Use
“Printing”
to
send
a
copy
of
the
plot
window
to
the
printer
or
view
a
“Print
Preview…”
to
save
an
image
file
in
various
formats
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Jade
(2010):
Going
beyond
the
basics
1.) Demonstration
files
can
be
found
by
clicking
the
icon
and
then
“Open
Demo–File
Folder”
2.) Overlaying
multiple
files:
a. Hold
Ctrl
key
and
select
desired
files.
Right
click
and
select
“overlay”:
3.) If
importing
other
X-‐ray
diffraction
files
into
Jade,
right
click
on
desired
file
and
click
“import”.
From
there
you
can
“Save”,
“Load”
or
“Overlay”
a
given
file
into
jade
4.) Learning
the
menus:
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a. Menus
are
located
along
the
top
of
the
software
“Start,
Printing,
Save
&
Paste,
etc.”
b. Menus
are
also
available
by
right
clicking
in
the
main
window
as
seen
below,
additional
menus
are
given
such
as
Color
and
Legend
Menu:
c. For
additional
information
and
methods
to
customize
the
appearance,
see
the
Help
Topics
(F1)
under
“Jade’s
User
Interface>Customize
Main
Form”
5.)
Learning
the
toolbars:
a. Toolbars
change
based
upon
the
active
tab,
the
software
function
automatically
runs
when
you
click
on
top
of
one
of
the
tabs
b. Left
click
on
“see
tooltips”
to
reveal
information
about
each
button
c. “left-‐click
here
for
toolbars…”
to
reveal
advance
settings
and
all
available
toolbars
d. For
additional
information
and
methods
to
customize
the
appearance,
see
the
Help
Topics
(F1)
under
“Jade’s
User
Interface>Toolstrip
and
Toolbars”
6.) Applying
a
background
(always
in
SQR
scale):
a. Right
click
on
“BC”
to
reveal
background
toolbar.
b. There
are
two
reasons
for
applying
a
background:
1)
to
define
where
the
peaks
are
for
Search/Match;
2)
to
define
where
the
noise
is
for
profile
fitting
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c. To
edit
a
background
point,
left
click
on
top
of
one
of
the
red
background
points
to
move
around,
right
click
to
delete
point.
Left
click
on
an
along
red
line
to
add
a
new
point.
7.) Setting
up
Search/Match:
a. Choose
“Phases”
tab
b. The
main
areas
to
look
at
are
the
“Filters”
drop
down
list
and
Database
setup
c. Filters:
If you know the specific elements present or have a good suspension you can
improve the yield of returned matches by entering the chemistry information in the
search match window…by choosing the “Use Chemistry filter option pictured below:
d. Make sure, if desired, that the appropriate database(s) are selected:
8.) PDF retrievals: similar to Chemistry filter in appearance and function. Found under
“Database>Retrieve…” ADD MORE TO THIS
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