As drawn in CHIME, the atoms are color coded and usually conform to the following key:
| Hydrogen | Carbon | Nitrogen | Oxygen | Chlorine | Sulfur | Fluorine |
Here are the directions for using CHIME with a PC:
ROTATE |
Click on the molecule using your left mouse button, hold it down, and move your mouse. |
CHANGE SIZE |
Click again and hold down the shift key at the same time. Move the mouse up to increase size and down to shrink. |
THE DISPLAY |
Click on the molecule using your right mouse button to bring up a menu. |
Here are the directions for using CHIME with a Mac:
ROTATE |
Click on the molecule, hold down mouse button, and move your mouse. |
CHANGE SIZE |
Click again and hold down the shift key at the same time. Move the mouse up to increase size and down to shrink. |
THE DISPLAY |
Click anywhere on the box and hold to bring up a menu. |