December 27, 2018
Updates
- Updated Terms of Use to fulfill GDPR requirements
- Security enhancements to only support https calls
- User interface enhancements to Site Admin page
December 6, 2018
Updates
- Site Admin page synchronization improvements
- Improved feedback when adding a user in User Management
- Security enhancements for page URLs
November 29, 2018
Updates
- Updated the look of the Site Admin page for Enterprise License sites. The UI changes make it easier to obtain statistics of the site, reports, and set settings. The reports now also include Single Sign-On IDs.
- Increase the expiration time for Microsoft Office Online session
- Update error feedback for User Properties
- Improved course announcement functionality
- Security enhancements for link generation
November 15, 2018
New
- The new Archive Course option allows instructors to retain ownership of student notebooks, while providing instructors, teaching assistants, and students read-only access, and can be referenced again anytime. To learn more about this feature, click here
Updates
- Updated UI for Notebook Manager to improve efficiency.
November 8, 2018
Updates
- Security enhancements for Rich Text Entries
November 7, 2018
Updates
- Microsoft Office Plug-In for Mac and Windows updated to improve messaging, functionality, and branding. Download the latest version here.
November 1, 2018
Updates
- Allows users to download a PDF or offline notebook which includes the portions to which they have at least read-only access.
October 25, 2018
New
- Notebook Ownership Control option for Enterprise sites with Single Sign-On.
Updates
- Limit PDF/Offline Notebook generation to 100 GBs for improved performance
- Improved messaging for security virus warnings
- iOS Mobile App update to address issues with thumbnail displays and Rich Text Entry functionality. Download the latest version of the app on Apple’s App Store.
October 11, 2018
Updates
- Updated account creation page for new users to add your institution or company information
- Additional confirmation checks to uploaded attachments
October 4, 2018
Updates
- Enhancements to Assignment Navigator to improve navigation while grading students’ notebooks.
September 27, 2018
Updates
- Android Mobile App update to address issues with thumbnail displays and Rich Text Entry functionality. Download the latest version of the app on the Google Play Store.
September 25, 2018
Updates
- Folder Monitor for Mac and Windows updated to allow special characters in file names, have the ability to dismiss long error messages, improved error messaging, and branding. Download the latest version here.
September 13, 2018
Updates
- The Notebook Manager has been updated with a new look. The new update allows better navigation and overview of notebooks under account. Click Here.
- Improved display of login activity, when using single sign-on, to reflect the notebook in view to which user has access rights.
August 30, 2018
Updates
- Update the Top Navigation Bar with a newer and sleeker look. In addition, to the updated look, the changes improve accessibility navigating the menu options
August 23, 2018
Updates
- Remove ThinkFree
August 16, 2018
New
- Enterprise sites can determine which Creative Commons licenses to present to users if they are allowing publishing from LabArchives with the assignment of a DOI. Users can then select a Creative Commons license when requesting permission to publish content from LabArchives. Click Here.
July 19, 2018
New
- LabArchives Mobile App v3.0 is available for Android and iOS and fromGoogle Play and App Store, respectively. The new version of the Mobile App features a completely new UI, modern page navigation, and new features including the ability to take and upload video and audio files, a sketch tool, as well as the fully functional assignment entry so that students can submit work via the mobile app.
- SnapGene integration to connect your visualization and simulations of molecular biology procedures seamlessly into LabArchives. Click Here.
July 12, 2018
New
- Canvas and Moodle LTI is available for early adopters to integrate LabArchives in their LMS courses. Easily link assignments in the LabArchives course with corresponding content in Canvas and Moodle for seamless experience for students. Contact support@labarchives.com for more information on enabling Canvas and Moodle linking for your course.
Updates
- The Notebook Dashboard has been updated with a new look and feel. In addition to the updated display, the stats now include the count of deleted folders, pages, and entries (remember, nothing is permanently deleted and all can be re-instated in the notebook hierarchy or on the page), and it is fully accessible. Click Here.
- Help menu layout updated to speed access to all the support resources. Our Knowledge Base was completely reorganized to make it is easier to peruse and search for topics of interest.
- Ensure witnesses' signatures continue to display even if the Witnessing Option is disabled for a notebook.
June 28, 2018
Updated
- Improvements to PDF generation efficiency
May 31, 2018
Updated
- Remove Classic Course Manager
May 24, 2018
Updated
- The Activity Feed has been updated with a new look and feel and is now completely accessible. The Activity Feed shows every activity that has occurred in your LabArchives account. It's a great tool for keeping up to date on the notebooks in your account. Click Here.
- Ensure TA's always have rights to a notebook in Assignment Navigator
May 17, 2018
Updates
- Improve PDF generations with embedded YouTube and Google Doc links.
May 3, 2018
Updates
- Security enhancements to password fields
- Adding a description to a recently edited office document can cause users to lose data
April 26, 2018
Updates
- Allow to upload ChemDraw (.cdx) files and view molecular structures in a notebook.
April 12, 2018
Updates
- Enhancements to printing a notebook page
- Improvements to searching molecular structures of ChemDraw files
April 4, 2018
New
- Enhance Copy from Another Notebook feature to allow notebook owners to control if contents can be copied
March 29, 2018
Updates
- PDF generation performance improvements
- ThinkFree Improvements
March 22, 2018
Updates
- The User Properties has a new look and feel. The User properties on contain user information where they can adjust their settings, and ORCID field has been added.
- DOI- Clicking "Metadata" brings the user to an incorrect URL
- Microsoft Office Plug-In Mac updated to improve installations with Microsoft Office 2016 and detach feature.
March 15, 2018
Updates
- DOI Permission option for Enterprise License
February 22, 2018
Updates
- Improvements of Region redirect
- Remove Zoho
- Improvements to PDF generations with subfolders
February 8, 2018
Updates
- Folder Monitor updates for Windows and Mac to improve error messaging and handling, added synchronize functionality, and improve installation updates.
- Improve login experience for Single Sign-On users
- Add messaging browser compatibility. To learn more about LabArchives browser and operating system compatibility Click Here.
February 1, 2018
Updates
- Timestamps are inconsistent when cancelling edits in an entry
- Accessibility improvements for Login and Account Creation pages
- Improvements to Notebook PDF generations for highly structured notebooks
January 18, 2018
Updates
- Improved messaging for PDF generation
- Enhanced browser autofill on Login Page
- Improved region redirect if user is on the wrong region server
January 16, 2018
Updates
- Improved PDF generation for student notebooks when page is locked and for non-ASCII characters
- Email messaging improvement for locked accounts
January 8, 2018
Updates
- Single Sign-On users no longer get locked out when logging in incorrectly into LabArchives
- Enhanced User Properties page feedback
- Improved account creations for students signing up manually
January 4, 2018
Updates
- Improve image annotation performance
- Improved syncing of Instructor course notebooks and student notebooks of deleted pages