This will be the easiest way to get going with just one spectrum. If you're doing something more complicated with several spectra, you may wish to create windows first, then fill them with data afterwards. That procedure will be covered in the next section of this guide.

On the NVJ main toolbar (Figure 3.1, “NMRView Main Toolbar”), click "Datasets" and choose "Open and Draw Dataset." You'll see a menu that looks like a normal Apple-style menu for selecting files, enabling you to easily navigate to your files wherever they might be (Figure 3.6, “The Open and Draw panel”).

Figure 3.6. The Open and Draw panel

Find your file with the extension ".nv" and click on it. Here, (Figure 3.7, “The Open and Draw panel with a file selected.”) We've selected the file "hsqc_N," a 1H-15N HSQC experiment. Note that the "open" button doesn't turn blue (i.e., active) until you make a selection.

Figure 3.7. The Open and Draw panel with a file selected.

Click on the file a second time or click the "Open" button, and a new window should be created and your spectrum should be drawn inside. The intensity scale should be calculated automatically:

Figure 3.8. The Spectrum Panel, as first drawn.

The automatic scale feature defaults to drawing spectra a bit noisily, so click a few times on the button bearing the 1D peak and blue threshold with the up-arrow. Your spectrum will be redrawn each time, and in a few clicks you'll see a prettier spectrum. You can also grab the lower-right corner of the panel to resize your window.

Figure 3.9. The Spectrum Panel, more aesthetically displayed.