This chapter will outline basic operations which are used every time a spectrum is acquired. The TopSpin software has an easy to use work flow-based interface which guides a user through all the necessary steps to obtain a spectrum. All operations are software controlled and can be selected with a mouse click on the work flow tabs (see 12. in the TopSpin Window figure), which opens up a row of work flow buttons (see 11. in the TopSpin Window figure).

The readers may skip this chapter if they are already familiar with these operations.