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Browse Protocols

To browse public nanotechnical protocols from the home page

1. Click the Search Protocols link in the Browse caNanoLab tablepanel.
2. Enter search parameters in the Search Protocols page (see Searching Existing Protocols) and click the button. The Protocol Search Results page opens (see Protocol Search Results).
   To display information about the protocol, click the link. The Protocol File page opens (see Protocol Update Page).
3. To open the associated file, click the hypertext file name in the Protocol File field. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Browse Samples

To browse public samples from the home page

1. Click the Search Samples link in the Browse caNanoLab table panel or select Browse publicly available data in the User Actions panel.
2. Enter search parameters in the Search Samples page (see Searching Existing Samples) and click the button. The Sample Search Results page appears (see Sample Search Results).
3. To display information about the sample, click the Sample Name link. The Sample Information page appears (see Submitting a Sample).
4. If available, to open the associated files, click the hypertext file name corresponding to the file you want to open. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Browse Publications

Publications can be either documents or reports that detail results of sample characterization projects.

To browse public publications from the home page

1. Click the Search Publications link in the Browse caNanoLab tablepanel.
2. Enter search criteria in the Search Publications page (see Searching Publications) and click the button. The Publications Search Results page opens (see Publications Search Results).
3. To display information about the document, click the Title link. The Publication File page appears (see Update Publication Page).
4. To open the associated file, click the hypertext file name in the Download Publication Link. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

To log into caNanoLab so that you can submit items, from the public home page, select the User Actions, Log in to submit option, and click Go. The login information appears below User Actions.

1. Enter your NIH Login ID.
2. Enter your caNanoLab password Password.
3. Click Login to enter caNanoLab.

If you do not have a caNanoLab account yet, and want to submit items, you must register first. From the public home page, select the User Actions, Register for a login account option, and click Go. The User Registration page opens. Enter the appropriate information. Fields with an asterisk are required.

1. Enter your Title, *First Name, and *Last Name.
2. Enter your *Email address, *Phone, FAX, and *Organization.
3. Enter a brief description of your request (limit to 4,000 characters).
4. Click the Also register me for the caNanoLab user group email list box to be included in the caNanoLab user group email list.
5. Click Register on the form to confirm your registration request.
   A request is sent to the caNanoLab Administrator to add your user account.
6. Registered users are entered into the system by an administrator using the User Provisioning Tool (UPT). The administrator assigns all users to group Public when their a user accounts are account is first created within the UPT tool. 
7. You will be notified when the account is ready.

To update your password, from the public home page, select the User Actions, Reset password option, and click Go. Blank fields appear below User Actions.

1. Enter your NIH Login ID.
2. Enter the Old Password for caNanoLab.
3. Enter a New Password of your choosing for caNanoLab.Po
4. Enter the new password again in Confirm New Password.
5. Click Reset Password.
   The password is reset.
6. Login using your new password.