Microscope system, comprising a microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) for recording data, wherein the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) is configured to perform a microscopy method using structured illumination or a microscopy method using optically activatable or optically switchable molecules and comprises at least one controllable component (5; 23), a computing device configured to control the at least one controllable component (5; 23) of the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) when recording data and to process raw data provided by the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26), and an optical output device coupled to the computing device, wherein the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) and the computing device are configured to perform the recording of data on the basis of respective values set for a plurality of setting parameters, and wherein the computing device is configured to selectively output graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) via the optical output device on the basis of a setting parameter of the plurality of setting parameters selected in user-defined fashion, wherein the graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) are assigned to the selected setting parameter and represent an influence of the selected setting parameter on at least one step of a procedure underlying the recording of data and/or the processing of data, wherein the microscope system is configured such that an output of the graphics data is implemented on the basis of the setting parameter a user has currently selected for a modification of the assigned value or on the basis of a specific demand for pieces of information about a specific setting parameter by the user, and wherein, for performing the microscopy method using structured illumination, at least one of the setting parameters selectable for the output of the assigned graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 91, 92; 96) is contained in a group comprising a periodicity of an illumination pattern, a number of different orientations of the illumination pattern and a filter function for filtering recorded raw data, and/or, for performing a microscopy method using optically activatable or optically switchable molecules, at least one of the setting parameters selectable for the output of the assigned graphics data (63; 80; 105; 115; 125) is contained in a group comprising a mask dimension for a fitting procedure, a spectrum of a switching signal, an intensity of the switching signal, a spectrum of an excitation signal and an intensity of an excitation signal, characterized in that the computing device is configured to output, sequentially in time and via the optical output device, respectively assigned graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) for a plurality of different setting parameters on the basis of a value set for the selected setting parameter. a microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) for recording data, wherein the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) is configured to perform a microscopy method using structured illumination or a microscopy method using optically activatable or optically switchable molecules and comprises at least one controllable component (5; 23), a computing device configured to control the at least one controllable component (5; 23) of the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) when recording data and to process raw data provided by the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26), and an optical output device coupled to the computing device, wherein the microscope (5-11; 11, 22-26) and the computing device are configured to perform the recording of data on the basis of respective values set for a plurality of setting parameters, and wherein the computing device is configured to selectively output graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) via the optical output device on the basis of a setting parameter of the plurality of setting parameters selected in user-defined fashion, wherein the graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) are assigned to the selected setting parameter and represent an influence of the selected setting parameter on at least one step of a procedure underlying the recording of data and/or the processing of data, wherein the microscope system is configured such that an output of the graphics data is implemented on the basis of the setting parameter a user has currently selected for a modification of the assigned value or on the basis of a specific demand for pieces of information about a specific setting parameter by the user, and wherein, for performing the microscopy method using structured illumination, at least one of the setting parameters selectable for the output of the assigned graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 91, 92; 96) is contained in a group comprising a periodicity of an illumination pattern, a number of different orientations of the illumination pattern and a filter function for filtering recorded raw data, and/or, for performing a microscopy method using optically activatable or optically switchable molecules, at least one of the setting parameters selectable for the output of the assigned graphics data (63; 80; 105; 115; 125) is contained in a group comprising a mask dimension for a fitting procedure, a spectrum of a switching signal, an intensity of the switching signal, a spectrum of an excitation signal and an intensity of an excitation signal, characterized in that the computing device is configured to output, sequentially in time and via the optical output device, respectively assigned graphics data (16; 35; 43; 45; 63; 80; 91, 92; 96; 105; 115; 125) for a plurality of different setting parameters on the basis of a value set for the selected setting parameter.