TITLE: How to create a new protocol
AUTHORS: Anita Bröllochs, Lenny Teytelman, Alexei Stoliartchouk

[DESCRIPTION]
<div class = "text-blocks"><div class = "text-block">This protocol describes how to create a new protocol on protocols.io.</div></div>

[STEPS]
?. [Starting new protocol ]
Click on the + icon in the upper-right corner to open the main menu, and select 'New protocol'.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
Add a Title. This will be the name your protocol.
?. [Adding Guidelines & Warnings ]
Navigate to the Guidelines & Warnings tab on the top of the protocol editor.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
You have 2 ways to add steps in the protocol:Entering protocol steps from an existing text document that includes a numbered or pulletpoint list of steps. Entering protocol steps from scratch.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
Add an abstract. This should be short description of your protocol. It should put your protocol in context and let the reader know what your protocol is all about.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
For better discoverability, add a thubnail image to your protocol. This could either be a picture of your experiment, your results, or your institution logo.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
Add all authors of this protocol.
Names should be separated with commas. Affiliation: if possible, please add the name of the author’s lab and/or institute as an affiliatio
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
Add keywords to your protocol that will help you to organize you protocols and make it more discoverable for others when published.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
Optional: add an External Link (URL) if there is any link to your lab website, publication or any further information.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
If the protocol is part of a published manuscript, you can add the Manuscript Citation.
?. [Adding Protocol Description ]
You can make your original protocol file avaiable by attaching it to the protocol as reference.
?. [Adding Guidelines & Warnings ]
Guidelines: this space is for any guidelines, references and other useful information to accompany the protocol.
?. [Adding Guidelines & Warnings ]
Before Start: this section allows you to add any needed preparations or information the reader should be aware of before starting the experiment. In the view and run modes, this section will appear right before the first step of the protocol.
?. [Adding Guidelines & Warnings ]
Safefty Warnings: Please add any hazard or saftey precautions here if your protocol inlcudes working with hazardous materials.
?. [Adding Guidelines & Warnings ]
Sensetive Content Warning: If your protocol contains sensitive content that some people may find disturbing please make sure this checkbox is checked. This will give a waring to readers when opening the protocol.
?. [Adding Material]
You can either search for existing reagents or add a new one.
?. [Adding Material]
If you are creating a new reagent, you will be asked to add the following information to it.
?. [Adding Material]
When you're done entering all information about the new reagent, click the SAVE button.
If you would like to improt multiple reagents in bulk, you can to so by clicking the UPLOAD REAGENTS button wich will ask you to upload a CSV text fill with the required information.
?. [Adding Material]
Any addtional information about required materials can be added to the Materials Text box.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Click on "paste from a text file".
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Paste your steps into the window that opended up.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Select between "Each number is a step." or "Each line is a step.".
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Click the PREVIEW button.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
If the preview looks good,  click the ADD THESE STEPS TO PROTOCOL button.
Your steps will be added to the protocol.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
You can now edit your protocol further by introducing sections and using the comonents on the right hand side. Additional information regarding the components can be found in the Guielines section of this protocol.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Add the first section name of your protocol.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
Add the content of the firts step while using the components on the righthand side. You can also insert images, videos, formulas, etc. with the editor option on the top.
Addtional information about the available components can be found in the Guielines section of this protocol.
?. [Entering protocol steps]
You can now continue adding addtional steps to your protocol. You have the following options for the next step: New Step: This option will add a new step that will belong to the same section as the previous one. New Section: This option will add a blank step with a starting new section. New Sub-Step: This option will add a substep of the current step. (So for example if your current step is 22 and you add a substep, the next step will be 22.1)