The caNanoLab User's Guide is the companion documentation to the caNanoLab software application. The user's guide includes information and instructions for using caNanoLab.
This chapter includes the following topics.
Organization of this Guide
The following topics introduce you to the caNanoLab portal and describe concepts you need to know to use caNanoLab.
Visibility of options
Based on your permissions, in caNanoLab you may not see all of these options described in this user's guide/in these help topics. For more information, see Permissions and Visibility.
About caNanoLab – Provides an overview and instructions to start using the caNanoLab portal
Managing Protocols – Describes how to submit and search for existing protocols
Managing Samples – Describes the processes for submitting and updating samples, and searching samples
Managing Sample Composition Annotations – Describes the caNanoLab Composition feature which displays and enables you to enter composition information for nanomaterial entities and functionalizing entities as well as chemical associations. Also describes how to edit composition annotations.
Managing Sample Characterizations – Describes the caNanoLab Characterization feature which displays and enables you to enter physico-chemical, in vitro and in vivo characterization information for samples. Also describes how to edit characterization annotations.
Managing Publications – Describes how to submit and search samples publications such as journal articles, book chapters, reports as well as publications supporting sample data.
Administration – Describes how to link to the NCI's Common Security Module (CSM) where you can create users in the User Provisioning Tool (UPT). It also describes curation processes and how to configure site preferences.
caNanoLab Glossary – Defines caNanoLab-relevant terms used in this guide.
Document Text Conventions
The following table illustrates how text conventions are represented in this guide. The various typefaces differentiate between regular text and menu commands, keyboard keys, toolbar buttons, dialog box options and text that you type.
Convention | Description | Example |
Bold & Capitalized Command | Indicates a Menu command or a | Admin > Refresh |
TEXT IN CAPS | Keyboard key that you press | Press ENTER |
TEXT IN CAPS + TEXT IN CAPS | Keyboard keys that you press simultaneously | Press SHIFT+ CTRL, and then release both. |
Boldface type | Options that you select in dialog boxes or drop-down menus. Buttons or icons that you click. | In the Open dialog box, select the file and click the Open button. |
Italics | Used to reference other documents, sections, figures, and tables. | caCORE Software Development Kit 1.0 Programmer's Guide |
| Text that you type | In the New Subset text box, enter |
Note: | Highlights a concept of particular interest | Note: This concept is used throughout the document. |
Warning! | Highlights information of which you should be particularly aware. | Warning! Deleting an object will permanently delete it from the database. |
| { } | Curly brackets are used for replaceable items. | Replace {root directory} with its proper value, such as c:\cabio |
