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NOTE: We are currently migrating customers to our V2 platform! Our documentation is still being developed so please email [email protected] if you have any questions or queries.

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Introduction

This tutorial will walk you through the sign up process.

Register your account and login

• Go to Shaipup homepage and click the Sign In & Get Started button.

  

• Click the Sign Up button

  

• Enter your details in the registration form and click SIGN UP

  • A username can only contain letters and numbers (no spaces)
  • The password needs to be at least 10 characters long
  • You should be met with a message asking you to verify your email address with the service.

  

• Click the link in the email sent you by TerraCipher to verify your account. Please also check your spam folder if you can't find the verification email in your main inbox.

  

• Go back to the Shaipup homepage and login using the details provided during registration. If your login is successful, you should be taken to the dashboard for your new account:

Please note that only users registered with an organisation are able to host their own Shaips. If you are a new user, you must register an organisation and have it approved before you can host Shaips.

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Account set up

• When you first sign in you will be prompted on a series of welcome cards.

• Follow these to finish setting up your account.

  

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• Add your personal information and choose which role best represents your job.

  • researcher
  • team lead
  • technology transfer professional
  • research administration
  • research funder
  • industry representative

  

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• Once you are in the dashboard your Digital Lab Bench is your mission control. It provides a high-level snapshot of your entire portfolio, quick access to key tools, and a hub for team collaboration.

• However, most of the action will happen in the Projects tab. To create a new Project go to this tutorial →

  

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• Once on the page of the Shaip you want to add, click the ADD SHAIP TO LIBRARY button to add it to your library.

  

  • When successfully added, the button should change to GO TO SHAIP, which, when pressed, will take you back to your Shaip library on the dashboard

    

  • If the button says REQUEST ACCESS, **this means that the Shaip has Restricted Access, and you won’t be able to access it before the organisation that hosts the Shaip accepts your request.

    

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• From your library, you can see the Shaip is now a part of your library

  

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  To learn how to use Shaipup with the Google Sheets Add-on, click here