number and chain code ([RES]Num:Chain). Moving the mouse over an
associated residue in an alignment window highlights the associated
atoms in the displayed structures. When residues are selected in the
- Chimera window, they are highlighted on the alignment. For
- comprehensive details of Chimera's commands, refer to the tool's
- Help menu.
+ Chimera window, they are highlighted on the alignment.
+ <p>For comprehensive details of Chimera's commands, refer to the
+ tool's Help menu.</p>
+ <p>
+ <strong>Selecting residues in Jalview from Chimera</strong><br />
+ When a selection is highlighted in a Jalview window, use the
+ <em>Select→Select Highlighted Region</em> or press <em>B</em>
+ to add the mapped positions to the alignment window's column
+ selection.<br /> <em>Hint: Use your machine's 'switch
+ application' key combination (Alt-Tab on Windows and Linux,
+ Cmd-Tab on OSX) to quickly switch between UCSF Chimera and Jalview
+ before pressing 'B' to select highlighted regions.</em>
+ </p>
<p>
Basic screen operations (see <a
href="http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/current/docs/UsersGuide/mouse.html">Chimera