Adding Folders and Pages – LabArchives Gov

Notebooks in LabArchives are structured much like a traditional file system. You can organize your content using folders and subfolders, which help group related work by experiment, project, or topic. New notebooks can start out using one of the LabArchives Folder layouts using a preset list of folders. These layouts provide a ready-made structure you can customize as needed. In other cases, research teams may prefer to start from a blank slate and create custom folders to better suit their unique needs. Within the folders, pages are created—each page serves as a workspace where you can add and organize data entries, including text, images, attachments, tables, and more.

To begin structuring your notebook:

Click + New from the notebook menu.
Select Add New Folder to create a new section for organizing pages.
Select Add New Page to create a blank page where you can begin adding entries.

Tip: Use folders to separate experiments or time periods, and name pages clearly (e.g., “Experiment – Cell Culture Day 1”) to make navigation easier for your team.

Use Drag and drop to move pages and folders into the right position within your notebook.
If you want to reuse content, copy from the current notebook or from another notebook in your account.
Folders and pages can be renamed and deleted. Deleted items are recoverable in the Notebook trash.

Tip: For detailed examples of how to further structure content on a page, visit Example Notebook Page - Recording an Experiment.