7.02.1 Microsoft Office Plugin for Windows

Created OnJanuary 31, 2020

The LabArchives Microsoft Office Plugin allows Windows users to integrate LabArchives with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Once installed, you can select “Log in to LabArchives”, “Save to LabArchives” or “Open from LabArchives” all within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Quick Links

Download and Install the Plugin

Log into LabArchives

Save a file to LabArchives

Open a file from LabArchives

Detach a file from LabArchives

Download and Install the Plugin

Download the program by clicking the triple dot icon, select “Downloads”, and click “Microsoft Office Plugin.”

2. Run the Plugin Installer file
3. Select a destination for LabArchives Office Plugin and click “Next”.
4. Confirm the Installation by clicking “Next”. You may need to enter your administrator account information.
5. The installation may take several minutes. When finished, click “Next”
6. When the installation is complete click “Close”

Log into LabArchives

In Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, click “Log in to LabArchives“ on the file menu, and enter your login credentials on the “Authentication” window. Select “Remember Me” to save your login credentials.

If you are an Australian or UK User, and would like to log into your account, you can do so by following the steps below.

1. Select the “LA Server” tab
2. Click onto the drop-down menu
3. Select https://auapi.labarchives.com if you are an Australian User or https://ukapi.labarchives.com if you are a UK User

For more information on logging in as an Australian user, Click Here and as a UK user, Click Here.

If you log in using your institutional credentials, see the Single Sign On Instructions.

Note: If your account is connected to a single sign-on system you may need to generate a password token to use applications like Folder Monitor, GraphPad Prism, or Vernier Logger Pro. Fore more information about using password tokens, please Click Here.

Save a file to LabArchives

To save a new document to LabArchives click, “Save as to LabArchives”
The “Save Files” window works like the Notebook Navigator. On the drop-down list, select your notebook and expand folders to view a page.
After selecting a page, name your document and click “Save”

When you select “Save” within Microsoft Office you will see the message below. Clicking yes will upload the document to LabArchives.

Open a file from LabArchives

To open a file stored in your notebook click “Open from LabArchives.”
The “Open Files” window works like the Notebook Navigator. On the drop-down list, select your notebook and expand folders of your notebook to view a page.
After selecting a page, you will see any Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents stored on that page.
To open a document, select the file and click “Open.”

If you open a file that is stored locally and there is a more recent version saved to LabArchives, you will see a message like the one below.

Note: There is a 250 character limit for the location file path.

Detach from LabArchives

Documents opened from LabArchives that are also saved on your local drive have a connection to LabArchives. If you do not want the changes to be saved back to LabArchives, click “Detach from LabArchives”.

Macmillan Learning And LabArchives Partner To Provide Full Suite Of STEM Digital Lab Tools

Collaborations will Facilitate Affordable, Interactive Options for Lab Students

NEW YORK and CARLSBAD, California, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Macmillan Learning, a premier educational solutions company, today announced a partnership with LabArchives®, the leading provider of cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN). This partnership enables Macmillan to offer educators a fuller suite of customizable, interactive solutions for college STEM laboratories. Integrating LabArchives' research notebook platform with the robust print and digital lab capabilities delivered through Hayden-McNeil, Macmillan's custom publishing division, will provide educators with access to a new comprehensive collection of lab tools and services designed to improve student lab preparedness and improve course success.

"We know that lab courses have a unique set of challenges relating to teaching and preparing lab students on lab safety, lab procedures and techniques, to teaching the scientific method and the recording and capture of lab observations and data," said Macmillan Learning General Manager, Susan Winslow. "This partnership allows our teams to provide educators with a new and improved way to deliver the lab curriculum with course-specific, customizable and interactive lab manuals with integrated electronic lab notebooks. It amounts to greater flexibility and improved student interaction."

"We are very pleased to partner with Macmillan Learning and work with their custom publishing team at Hayden-McNeil," said LabArchives President Matt Dunie. "We have provided high quality research data management solutions for lab instructors, students and researchers since 2010. This partnership gives STEM instructors and students an opportunity to utilize the unique strengths our combined solution provides."

Hayden-McNeil, a custom imprint of Macmillan Learning, has long led the market in labs by providing fully customized lab manuals, digital lab assessments, online courses and carbonless lab notebooks. LabArchives, in use in more than 375 institutions, serves more than 275,000 students in lab courses and 250,000 researchers in research labs. The combined tools and services offer compelling, affordable print and digital lab options for educators.

"Researchers, instructors and students all use our platform to store, share or publish their research," said Dunie. "Our platform gives them great flexibility to interact with their data and increase productivity. With over over 100 million research activities logged we are proud to be the most frequently used digital research notebook platform."

"Both of our companies are guided by common principles which center on providing best-in-class service and support to our customers," said Margaret Erdman, Vice President of Hayden-McNeil Curriculum Solutions. "That service level means a strong partnership with lab educators, collaborating with them on their individual teaching goals and needs. We customize a solution for that course, ultimately providing a more meaningful, cost-effective solution that will engage students and support learning outcomes."

Macmillan Learning and LabArchives will continue to work together to engage with STEM educators on the evolving needs of their courses, including participation in and support of teaching events for lab educators.

About Macmillan Learning:
Macmillan Learning improves lives through learning. Our legacy of excellence in education continues to inform our approach to developing world-class content with pioneering, interactive tools. Through deep partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers, we facilitate teaching and learning opportunities that spark student engagement and improve outcomes. We provide educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire curiosity and measure progress. Our commitment to teaching and discovery upholds our mission to improve lives through learning. To learn more, please visit http://www.macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or join our Macmillan Community.

About LabArchives:
LabArchives is a cloud-based software application (Software-as-a-Service) which replaces the traditional paper notebooks used in professional research labs and higher education laboratory courses. The LabArchives ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) solution is used by more than 250,000 scientists and professors, to store, organize, share, and publish their laboratory data. The LabArchives Classroom Edition has been used in almost 4000 lab courses by 270,000 students. More than 375 of the world's leading research institutions trust LabArchives for research data management, collection, and research compliance. For more information, visit http://www.labarchives.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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