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Notebook
Keep your notes and data organized in Benchling's modern electronic lab notebook
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55 articles in this collection
Written by
Saif Hakim,
Nishant Neel,
Reed Molbak
and 20 others
Templates
Creating entry templates and template collections
Create templates, organize them in collections, and set their permissions
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Managing template collection permissions
Set permissions to edit, view, and use your entry templates
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Deleting templates and template collections
Permanently delete templates and template collections
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Written by
Meghan Bosch
Updated over a week ago
Creating and customizing fill-in templates
Use fill-in templates to prevent users from modifying defined procedures
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Written by
Meghan Bosch
Updated over a week ago
Use entry templates for standardization [Enterprise]
Use entry templates to standardize and save time
Written by
James Cahoon
Updated over a week ago
Entries
Creating notebook entries
Create blank notebook entries or entries from your organization's templates
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Written by
Meghan Bosch
Updated over a week ago
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
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
Add authors to a Notebook entry
Add other users to your Notebook entry as authors to enable collaboration.
Written by
Nishant Neel
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
Mention users in entry
Collaborate with and notify other users by @-mentioning them in your Notebook entries.
Written by
Stefan Siegfried
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
Insert file attachments
Insert attachments, such as PDFs, Office files, or images, into your Notebook entry.
Written by
Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago
Move or copy files
Manipulate a single file or multiple files in bulk.
Written by
Aishwarya Raj
Updated over a week ago
Create projects as repositories for shared resources
Create repositories for shared lab resources like entries, primers, sequences, and more.
Written by
Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago
Create a read-only link to a Notebook entry
Create and share a read-only link to an entry in the Notebook.
Written by
Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago
Create and attach protocols to entries
Create protocols, which can be attached to Notebook entries.
Written by
Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago
Export data from Notebook, Registry and Inventory
How to export data from your Benchling Notebook, Registry or Inventory
Written by
Andrew Collins
Updated over a week ago
Export an entry
Export a single entry from your Notebook.
Written by
Stefan Siegfried
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
Install the Benchling Sync Desktop App
Install the Benchling Sync desktop app for your Notebook.
Written by
Holli Kenison
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
Clone an old version of an Entry [Industry + Academic]
Clone an old version of an entry, protocol or metadata
Written by
Ryan Whitney
Updated over a week ago
Can I undo?
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
How do I turn off link sharing?
Disable the Read-only link to an entry in the Notebook.
Written by
Tiffany Wu
Updated over a week ago
Why do my date inserts get automatically updated when they are in a non-chronological order?
Written by
Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago
Can I delete the first date insert at the top of my entry?
Written by
Lily Helfrich
Updated over a week ago
What desktop applications are compatible with Benchling Sync?
Learn what desktop applications and file types work best with Benchling Sync.
Written by
Saif Hakim
Updated over a week ago
Notebook FAQ
Get answers to frequently asked questions about features in the Benchling Notebook.
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
Mixture prep tables in Notebook Entries
Use the mixture prep table to create mixture child entities in a Notebook entry.
Written by
Lyndie Ho
Updated over a week ago
Inventory tables in Notebook entries
Use inventory tables to directly add registered samples to Inventory items such as locations, plates and boxes.
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Use a Result table
Learn how to record experimental results in a Result table
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Register entities using registration tables in the Notebook
Create registration tables to register entities from a Notebook entry.
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Upload files of your experimental data to your Results Tables
Use attachments to link a file to a registry item through Result Tables
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Marking results as invalid
Set the validation status of a result to reflect whether the assay data meets your criteria for acceptance.
Written by
Forest Tong
Updated over a week ago
Use a Plate Creation Table
The plate creation table provides an easy to use interface to create and customize multiple plates
Written by
Lyndie Ho
Updated over a week ago
Lookup Columns and Tables
How to reference structured data in your entries
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Written by
Rushil Desai
Updated over a week ago
Expand or collapse a table in an entry
Expand or collapse a table in an entry
Written by
Andrew Collins
Updated over a week ago
How to Customize Filter Columns
Show the Created column to sort by creation date.
Written by
Reed Molbak
Updated over a week ago
Copy formulas into tables
Transfer your formulas from Excel and Google Sheets to Benchling
Written by
Nishant Neel
Updated over a week ago
Common Table Formulas
Learn about common table functions for the Benchling Notebook
Written by
Andrew Collins
Updated over a week ago
Use "LOOKUP" in Benchling tables
Written by
Hannah Park
Updated over a week ago
Create equations for result tables in an entry template
Use entry templates to create equations within your result tables
Written by
Stefan Siegfried
Updated over a week ago
Use the historical registration table
Learn how to use registration tables in the Notebook to directly interface between the Registry and the Notebook.
Written by
Michael Wu
Updated over a week ago
Differences between the new and historical inventory table
Understanding the differences between the new and historical transfer tables
Written by
Lyndie Ho
Updated over a week ago
Witness and Review [Industry]
Set Review Criteria for Notebook Entries [Enterprise]
Configure pass/fail criteria on notebook templates to standardize audit process.
Written by
Hasmitha Vallabhuni
Updated over a week ago
Add auditors for Notebook reviews
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
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
Familiarize yourself with the flow for Witness and Review.
Written by
Roger Pellegrini
Updated over a week ago
Legacy Results
Configure a Result Table with JSON
Capture structured results using Result schemas and tables in the Notebook and Workflows.
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Add a Dropdown to Result schemas
Create a dropdown field on your Result Tables
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Create a custom column in a result table
Use custom columns to customize your result table for use in your entry
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Archive a Run or Result schema field
Hide Run or Result fields that are no longer relevant
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Use lookup fields in result tables
Use lookup fields to view sample data directly in your result table
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago