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Using the Online Help

caNanoLab online help is provided in a user's guide format.

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You can open the user's guide by clicking Help or Glossary without being logged into caNanoLab.

To open the complete online user's guide on the public home page, click the Help menu option.
To open the glossary, click the Glossary menu option on the public home page.
At the top of any caNanoLab page, click Help to open a context-sensitive topic for that specific page.
caNanoLab uses many terms unique to the nanotechnology domain. In the online help, the words that appear as links which open up the Glossary for a at the definition.

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title	Visibility of options

Based on your caNanoLab user role and permissions, you may not see all of the options described in the help topics when you log in. For more information, see What Options You See and Why User Roles.

Chapter	Description
Getting Started	Overview and instructions to start using the caNanoLab portal.
Performing a caNanoLab Keyword Search	Perform a keyword search across the caNanoLab database.
Managing Protocols

Submit and search

Search for existing protocols, create a new protocol, and submit a protocol for review for public access.

Managing Samples

Submit and update samples, and searching for existing samples

Search for existing samples, create a new sample, and submit a sample for review for public access.

Managing Sample Composition Annotations

Displaying

Display and

entering

enter composition information for nanomaterial entities, functionalizing entities, and chemical associations, as well as editing composition annotations.
Managing Sample Characterizations	Display and enter physico-chemical, in vitro and in vivo characterization information for samples, as well as edit characterization annotations.
Managing Publications

Submit and search

Search for sample publications,

such as journal articles, book chapters, reports, as well as publications supporting sample data

create a new publication, or submit a publication for review for public access.
Managing Collaboration Groups	Curator only: Create and

managing

manage collaboration groups.
Managing Data Curation	Curator only: Review items pending public release and generate sample data metrics in a batch.
Using My Workspace

Access all saved

Review the samples, protocols, and publications that you saved or are associated with your log in.

Using My Favorites

Access bookmarked