Always use the 3 character well name A01, not A1
Default to tab delimitted text In some cases comma or tab delimitted will be offered as an option. Proprietary formats are avoided.
Plates are always filled by column Well number is derived from the order of filling.
*Reformatting is performed in the “Z” pattern Quadrants are numbered in the Z pattern.
Plate sets contain plates of the same format and layout
Always import a full plate of data, even if the plate isn’t full e.g. a data file for three 384 well plates should have 3*384=1152 rows even if the third plate isn’t full. Only control wells and unknown wells with samples will be processed.