viewing

• 1st step


  clipping the slide containing the specimen onto the stage
• 2nd step


  select the lowest powered objective lens
• 3rd step


  use the coarse adjustment knob to move the stage up to just below the objective lens
• 4th step


  look down the eyepiece and move the stage downwards until the specimen is just about in focus
• 5th step


  still looking down the eyepiece, adjust the focus with the fine adjustment knob until you get a clear image of the specimen
• if you need to see your specimen with greater magnification what should you do?


  swap to a higher powered objective lens and refocus
• negatives of high magnification


  • if your specimen is relatively big you might not be able to see the whole thing
  • it can be difficult to focus at high magnification