You can search using a search engine to identify the substances of one sample.
Open the sample.
Select [Tools] in the menu bar and then select [Identification] from the drop down menu.
The Identify dialog appears.
Edit the settings for [Title], [Comment] and [Search Type], and click [Parameters].
The items to set will be different depending on the selection of [Search Type].
Select the spectra to search.
Click [All] to select or deselect all the spectra in the list at once.
The spectra listed in the dialog depend on the selection in [Search Type]. Only MS spectra will be listed when "Mascot (PMF)" is selected. Only MS2 spectra will be listed when "Mascot (MIS)" is selected.
Click [Identify].
The search result dialog is displayed.
You can search using Mascot Search Engine to identify the substances of a matrix.
Select [Processing] in the menu bar and then select [Quantitation] > [Show Peak Matrix] from the drop down menu.
The Quantitation dialog appears.
Select the matrix to search from the drop down list and click [Close].
Select [Tools] in the menu bar and then select [Comparative Identification] from the drop down menu.
The Comparative Identification dialog appears.
Edit the settings for [Title], [Comment] and [Search Type], and click [Parameters].
The items to set will be different depending on the selection of [Search Type].
Enter the parameters and click [OK].
Select the peaks to search.
Click [All] to select or deselect all the spectra in the list at once.
Click [Identify].
The search results are displayed by the default internet browser.