# Maldi plate

Maldi plates can be edited using the Maldi plate editor.

Maldi plate editor

The Maldi plate editor allows you to:

- Define metadata related with the experiment such as the user or the date.
- Type the element which you plan to put in each plate position.
- Export the plate as PDF or CSV.
- Save the plate for further uses in S2P.

Maldi plate editor
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To export or save the plate you must click the button, which will show you the following options:

- Export as PDF: allows you to print the plate into a PDF file.
- Export to CSV: allows you to save the plate into a CSV file.
- Save plate: allows you to save the plate in MPL format so that it can be loaded in S2P later using the Load plate operation.