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This chapter describes how to use My Favorites. Topics in this chapter include:

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This section describes how to use the My Favorites feature.

Topics in this section include the following:

My Favorites

My Favorites are Samples, Protocols, or Publications that you choose to bookmark in caNanoLab for easy access on the My Favorites page. To add a favorite to the My Favorites page, you must log in and perform a search for a Sample, Protocol, or Publication. From the search results, click Add to Favorites. Click the My Favorites option on the caNanoLab menu bar, and the My Favorites page listing the  newly-added item under My Samples, My Protocols, or My Publications. The check boxes at the top enable you to display or hide any of the three types of Favorites.

The My Samples, My Protocols, and My Publications tables display the following information.

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When you log in and click My Favorites, all of the samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmarked and added to My Favorites are listed on one page. You can view, edit, and remove these items from the My Favorites list. 

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Actions

Displays links to View, Edit, and Remove from Favorites for the item in that row.

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The name of the Sample Name, Protocol Name, or Publication Title defined for the item in caNanoLab.

You can adjust what items are listed on My Workspace with the Samples, Protocols, or Publications boxes at the top of the page.

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My Favorite Samples

You can review or edit a sample, or remove the sample from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Samples is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Samples.

2. Find the sample you want to review or change. My Samples includes a column for the Sample Name and Nanomaterial Entity Description column which may or may not be complete. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Review a sample	Click View and the Sample page opens. For details, refer to Managing Samples in caNanoLab.
   Update a sample	Click Edit and the Update Sample page opens. For details, refer to Updating a Sample.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a sample from My Favorites	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the sample is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a Sample with a user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Sample with a User or Group.

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My Favorite Protocols

You can review or edit a protocol, or remove the protocol from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Protocols is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Protocols.

2. Find the protocol you want to review or change. My Protocols includes a column for the Protocol Name and Protocol File Title which may or may not be complete. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Update a protocol	Click Edit and the Edit Protocol page opens. For details, refer to Editing a Protocol.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a protocol from the caNanoLab database	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the protocol is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a protocol with another user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Protocol with a User or Group.

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My Favorite Publications

You can review or edit a publication, or remove the publication from My Favorites.  

1. Ensure that Publication is selected at the top of My Favorites and scroll down to My Publications.

2. Find the publication you want to review or change. 

3. Select an action as described in the following table.

   To...	In the Actions column...
   Update a publication	Click Edit and the Edit Publication page opens. For details, refer to Editing a Publication.  Info title Updating after approval If you need to update an item after it is released to the public, you must update and submit it for curator review again.
   Remove a publication from the caNanoLab database	Click Delete from Favorites and confirm the removal, and the protocol is removed from My Favorites.
   Share a publication with a user or user group	Click Edit. For details, refer to Sharing a Publication with a User or Group.
   Access Publication ID	If available, click the link to display information about the publication at the PubMed.gov web site.

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Managing Samples in My Favorites

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To display a sample from My Favorites:

Click the My Samples check box at the top of the page, find the Sample to review, and click View in the Action column.
The Sample page opens.

• Sample Name: 
• Created Date: 
• Key Words:
• Point of Contact:
• Primary Contact:
• Contact Person: 
• Organization: 
• Role: 

To return to the My Favorites page, click the Back ( _{Image Removed} ) button, not the Browser button.

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To update a sample from My Favorites:

1. Click the My Samples box at the top of the page, find the sample to update, and click Edit in the Action column of the sample row that you want to update.
   The Sample Update page opens. For more information about the Sample Update page, see Updating a Sample.
2. To return to the My Favorites page, click the Back ( _{Image Removed} ) button, not the Browser button.

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To remove a sample from the database:

1. Check the My Samples box at the top of the page, find the sample to delete, and click Delete in the Action column of the sample row.
   The message Are you sure you want delete the sample? appears.
   
2. Click Cancel or click OK to remove the sample.
   The My Favorites page displays and the deleted sample is no longer listed.

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To share a sample from My Favorites, click Edit and the Update page opens.

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Managing Protocols in My Favorites

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To display a protocol from My Favorites:

1. Check the My Protocols box at the top of My Favorites, find the protocol to review, and click View in the Action column.

2. You are prompted to open or save the file on your computer.

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To update a protocol from My Favorites:

1. Click the My Protocols box at the top of the page, find the Protocol to update, and click Edit in the Action column of the protocol row that you want to update.
   The Protocol Update page opens. For more information about the Protocol Update page, see Updating a Protocol.
2. To return to the My Favorites page, click the Back ( _{Image Removed} ) button, not the Browser button.

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Deleting

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To remove a protocol from the database:

1. Check the My Protocol box at the top of the page, find the sample to delete, and click Delete in the Action column of the protocol row.
   The message Are you sure you want to delete to protocol? appears.
   
2. Click Cancel or click OK to remove the protocol.
   The My Favorites page displays and the deleted protocol is no longer listed.

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To share a protocol from My Favorites, click Edit and the Update page opens.

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Managing Publications in My Favorites

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To display a publication from My Favorites:

Click the My Protocols box at the top of the page, find the publication to review, and click View in the Action column.

The Publication information shows on the PubMed.gov web site.

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To update a publication from My Favorites:

1. Click the My Publications box at the top of the page, find the publication,and click Edit in the row of the publication that you want to update, delete, reset, or submit.
   The Publication Update page opens. For more information about the Publication Update page, see Updating a Publication.
2. To return to the My Favorites page, click the Back ( _{Image Removed} ) button, not the Browser button.

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To remove a publication om the database:

1. Check the My Publication box at the top of the page, find the publication to delete, and click Delete in the Action column of the publication row.
   The message Are you sure you want to delete the publication? appears.
   
2. Click Cancel or click OK to remove the publication.
   The My Favorites page displays and the deleted publication is no longer listed.

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To share a publication from My Favorites, click Edit and the Update page opens.

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