With the LabArchives electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), how do I work within SnapGene to open files from my LabArchives account, or to save the currently open file to my LabArchives account?
Open Preferences and Enable File Exchange
On macOS click SnapGene → Preferences, then switch to Files & Tabs.
On Windows or Ubuntu click Edit → Preferences, then switch to Files & Tabs.
To connect with LabArchives, click the Enable file exchange with LabArchives check box.
Sign In to LabArchives
To sign in to a LabArchives account, type your Username and Password, then click OK. If desired, use the Server control to specify your LabArchives server address.
Log Out of LabArchives or Switch to a New Account
To log out of your LabArchives account, uncheck the LabArchives check box.
To switch to a different LabArchives account, click Switch Account... .
Save a File for the First Time to LabArchives
To save a file for the first time to LabArchives (or to rename an existing file), click File → Save to LabArchives... .
Select a Page as the destination. Enter the file name, then click Save.
A confirmation window will appear if the file is saved successfully. Click OK.
Open Files from LabArchives
When you are logged in to your LabArchives account, new commands will appear in the File menu of SnapGene.
To open one or more files from LabArchives, click File → Open File from LabArchives... .
Browse to the files you wish to open. Click the disclosure triangle to expand or collapse an item. Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (macOS) on an item to see commands for expanding or collapsing either that single item, or that item and all of its contents.
Select the desired file or files, then click Open.
- ALT-click (Windows and Ubuntu) or opt-click (Mac) on the disclosure triangle next to an item to expand or collapse that item and all of its contents.
- Multiple files can be selected by using Shift-click to select a range of files, or CTRL-click (Windows or Ubuntu) or cmd-click (macOS) to select individual files.
The file/s will open in SnapGene.
Save Changes
Click File → Save to save the changes to a file located on Lab Archives.
Click File → Save to Lab Archives if you want to save a copy to Lab Archives.
