What is LabNote?

Lab Inventory

Lab Inventory is on the left side of the screen. Here, you can manage Material blocks and Set blocks (Process and Template are coming soon).

1. You can add existing materials like Chemicals, Nucleic acids, Animals, Organisms, and Cell lines with the Material blocks in Lab Inventory. 

2. You can prepare experiments by creating various material combinations, new types of materials, and protocols of group or process groups with the Set blocks in Lab Inventory. 

3. You can find more details by clicking on each block. 

Experiment Bench

The middle of the main screen is the Experiment Bench. A Bench allows you to manage the Material blocks and Set blocks you created. 

1. A Bench is an area where you can add Material and Process blocks. You can think of it as a lab bench in your laboratory. 

2. In Bench, you can check the structures of each block, and you can also drag-and-drop blocks around the Bench. 

Details

The right section is the status pane, where detailed information about each block is shown. 

1. Click on the blocks in Lab Inventory or Bench to see the details of the blocks. 

2. You can check, edit, or add information about each block. 

LabNote Top Bar

In LabNote, we offer a menu pane (Top Bar) at the top of the screen. Each tab provides the following options.

1. File: You can find the general information of the LabNote and share, edit, move, and delete the LabNote. 

   • LabNote Details: Details of the LabNote (Title | Creator | Date Created | Date Modified | Copy Availability).

   • Get link: A link to LabNote for sharing with collaborators. 

   • Rename: Change the name of the LabNote.

   • Move / Copy / Delete: Move, copy, and delete LabNote.

2. Edit: You can use text shortcuts to return to what you initially wrote.

   • Undo / Redo: Text shortcuts to undo or redo text inputs.

3. Share: You can share the LabNotes with other members in the LabSpace.

   • Add members to share your LabNote.

   • Use Copy Link to share your LabNote with the unique link. 

4. Export as PDF: You can export LabNotes in a PDF format. 

   • Download LabNotes in a PDF format which can be used as research notes. 

5. E-sign this LabNote: You can request E-signs of your LabNotes to reviewers.

   • Every LabNote can be verified with E-signs. 

   • Finalize your LabNote with the E-sign of yourself or other reviewers.

6. Help: You can find your answers in the User Guide. 

   • Click Help tab to visit the LabNote User Guide page.

Directory

1. LabNote has a Directory view of your experiment on the Bench.

2. Click the Directory icon on top of the left sidebar to follow your experiment's structure.

3. Click the Directory block text area to move Experiment Blocks (Procedure, Process, Material, Set) on the Bench directly.

4. You can drag the left sidebar to see the Directory for the wider view.