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# Copy the '''entire''' table from the Webpage | # Copy the '''entire''' table from the Webpage | ||
| − | # Paste it into | + | # Paste it into an MSWord document. It should appear as a table. |
# By clicking on the top-border of the table you can select columns | # By clicking on the top-border of the table you can select columns | ||
# Delete all columns you don't need | # Delete all columns you don't need | ||
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# Replace all paragraph marks ("^p") with commas | # Replace all paragraph marks ("^p") with commas | ||
# Copy this comma separated list of identifiers | # Copy this comma separated list of identifiers | ||
| − | # Paste it into the search | + | # Paste it into the search field on the NCBI homepage, set your search to "Protein" and click on "Go" |
| − | # In the resulting list | + | # In the resulting list, click the checkbox for all entries you want (or none to get all), use the menu buttons to "Display FASTA" "Show {more than the number of sequences you have}" and "send to Text". |
# save the result as a text-file. Done. | # save the result as a text-file. Done. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 17 November 2006
Create a multi-FASTA file ...
... from a column in a table on a Webpage
- Copy the entire table from the Webpage
- Paste it into an MSWord document. It should appear as a table.
- By clicking on the top-border of the table you can select columns
- Delete all columns you don't need
- Select the table
- Use the menu Table > convert > convert table to text ...
- Replace all paragraph marks ("^p") with commas
- Copy this comma separated list of identifiers
- Paste it into the search field on the NCBI homepage, set your search to "Protein" and click on "Go"
- In the resulting list, click the checkbox for all entries you want (or none to get all), use the menu buttons to "Display FASTA" "Show {more than the number of sequences you have}" and "send to Text".
- save the result as a text-file. Done.
