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Entries and Protocols

Create entries

Create an individual Notebook entry, not from a template.

Written by Ilyssa Evans
Updated over a week ago

Create entries from templates

Create a new Notebook entry from a template.

Written by Ilyssa Evans
Updated over a week ago

Create entry templates

Create a single entry template to help standardize Notebook entries.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Create entry template collections

Create collections of entry templates to help you standardize entries across sets of experiments.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Create and attach protocols to entries

Create protocols, which can be attached to Notebook entries.

Written by Ilyssa Evans
Updated over a week ago

Export an entry

Export a single entry from your Notebook.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Share an entry

Create and share a read-only link to an entry in the Notebook.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Add authors to a notebook entry [Enterprise]

Add other users to your notebook entry as authors to enable collaboration.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Move or copy files

Learn how to manipulate files one at a time or in bulk.

Written by Roger Pellegrini
Updated over a week ago

Create projects as repositories for shared resources

Create repositories for shared lab resources like protocols, primers, sequences, and more.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Entry Features

Format your entries

Add rich formatting to your Notebook entries by using headers, changing font colors, and creating lists.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Use date inserts

Add and modify date inserts in your Notebook entries to organize your data and link entries to your calendar.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Enable the table of contents

Use the table of contents in your Notebook entry to enable easy navigation of your experimental data.

Written by Saif Hakim
Updated over a week ago

Insert file attachments

Insert attachments, such as PDFs, Office files, or images, into your Notebook.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Mention sequences and other entries in your Notebook

Link files directly to your Notebook entry by @-mention them.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Mention users

Collaborate with and notify other users by @-mentioning them in your Notebook entries.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Tables

Use tables in Notebook entries

Use tables in a Notebook entry and perform calculations, carry out advanced functions, and take advantage of selectors.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Copy formulas into Benchling

Transfer your formulas from Excel and Google Sheets to Benchling

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Use "LOOKUP" in Benchling tables

Written by Hannah Park
Updated over a week ago

Version History

Access the version history for an entry

View the comprehensive version history for a Notebook entry.

Written by Hoang Ha
Updated over a week ago

Restore an old version of an entry

Restore a previous version of an entry from the entry's version history.

Written by Hoang Ha
Updated over a week ago

Witness and Review [Industry]

Add auditors for Notebook reviews [Enterprise]

Add auditors to a project in order to send reviews to them.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Send entries for review [Enterprise]

Send Notebook entries for review and automatically notify auditors to take action.

Written by Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago

Learn the review flow [Enterprise]

Familiarize yourself with the flow for Witness and Review.

Written by Roger Pellegrini
Updated over a week ago

Entry Schema [Enterprise]

Select an Entry Schema for an Entry [Enterprise]

Choose an entry schema for your entry to add searchable, predefined tags and information

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Search Notebook Entries by Entry Schema Fields [Enterprise]

Search across all your Entries by tags in Entry Schema field values

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago

Benchling Sync

Install the Benchling Sync desktop app [Enterprise and Benchling Gold]

Install the Benchling Sync desktop app for your Notebook.

Written by Rachael DeVries
Updated over a week ago

Use Benchling Sync to edit file attachments on your desktop [Industry and Benchling Gold]

Use the Benchling Sync desktop app to edit files attached to an entry and seamlessly sync changes back to your Notebook.

Written by Saif Hakim
Updated over a week ago

FAQ

Notebook FAQ

Get answers to frequently asked questions about features in the Benchling Notebook.

Written by Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago