To convert smiles strings to 2D sketches

• Read in a table containing the smiles strings in separate rows. For example the smiles strings maybe in an Excel file and you can load this into ICM by saving the Excel file as comma-separated (csv).
• Select Chemistry/Convert Smiles to 2D.
• Select the table you want to convert using the drop down arrow and the name of the column containing the smiles string.
• Select whether you wish to keep the smiles column in the new table.
• Click OK and a table will be displayed containing the 2D structure.