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Please follow the stepwise instructions and watch the video tutorial provided below. By watching this tutorial up to the end and going through the stepwise instructions you should consider yourself an expert on using this resource.


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Download the video by clicking the right button on your computer mouse and following the download instructions.


==Stepwise Instructions==
Please follow the box number as shown on the slides and matching instruction number from the following list.


# '''Home''': Clicking on this link will always bring you back to the PlantGeneWiki home page.
# '''Guided Tour/Tutorials''': First time users and returning users (including contributors) are encouraged to view the tutorials. Clicking on this link will open up a help page with links to the tutorials.
# '''Contribute section''': This section provides information on how you can contribute to this community resource. We value our scientists, educators and students and therefore encourage you to participate by making useful intellectual contributions.
# '''Membership''': Now since you are willing to contribute your intellectual inputs and expert knowledge about plant gene(s), please follow the link and instructions provided on the membership page. Since we want to recognize your contribution, we ask you to register and log in before adding your inputs. Every Edit/addition made by you to PlantGenewiki cites your contribution. remember its an instant publication :-).
# '''Log in / create account''': If you are adding your inputs by editing or adding new entries, this link will help you in logging in and/or creating new accounts if you are new and first time contributor to this resource.
# '''Contact us''': Want to reach us? Click on this to send an email to the PlantGeneWiki team.
# '''Search section''': This section provides some clues on how to get started on searching and browsing the PlantGeneWiki resource.
# '''Search''': Type your search term/word/phrase to find the gene and other documents. e.g. search for '''Heading Date'''
# '''Browse Section''': This section provides some clues on how to get started on browsing the PlantGeneWiki resource.
# '''Gene Name''': This is a quick link to start browsing by Gene Name. The link will open up a new page with list of genes sorted in numerical/alphabetical order of their gene symbol.
# '''Plant Species''': This is a quick link to start browsing by Plant Species name. The link will open up a new page with list of species sorted in alphabetical order and link to all genes listed in PlantGeneWiki for respective species.
# '''Gene Type''': This is a quick link to start browsing by Gene Type. The link will open up a new page with list of Gene Types sorted in alphabetical order of their gene symbol and link to all genes listed in PlantGeneWiki for respective gene type.
# '''Help''': The link will open a web page with a list of help documents
# '''membership''': A quick link to the membership page. The page provides instructions on how to log in and/or create a new account.
# '''Printable version''': Visit any of the pages you wish to browse and click on this link to get a printable version. The displayed views will remove the navigation links and sections from bottom, left side and top of the pages for a convenient print versions. ''Note: This link will not initiate your printer to print the page. You will be required to use the print command on your web browser window.''
# '''Permanent link''': Visit any of the pages you wish to browse and click on this link to get a permanent link for your browser.
# '''Plant genomes''': This section provides link to a page about plat genome. The page provides a list of sequenced and about to be sequenced plant genomes along with the online resource links.
# '''Plant gene nomenclature''': This section provides link to a page about plat gene nomenclature. The page provides a list of species wide online gene nomenclature reports, guidelines and registration resource links. It is a every gene we add to the PlantGeneWiki have a registered gene name and symbol and meets the nomenclature standards for a given species.
# '''Privacy Policy''': Click on the link to visit the web page and learn about our privacy policy.
# '''Disclaimers''': Click on the link to visit the web page and learn about our terms of usage, copyrights, policies and disclaimers.
# '''Search results''': Provides a summary of the such you just performed and the matches found.
# '''Search matches found''': Provides a list of pages in the PlantGeneWiki resource that have matched the query.
# '''Gene tab''': On the gene page the 'Gene' tab provides information on its full gene name, gene symbol, synonym(s), gene type, description, phenotype (yes/no), and many more details.
# '''Edit table''': Click on this link if you want to edit the information provided in this section. remember you need to log in before you can submit any changes. For help follow the tutorial on [[Tutorial:Edit_gene_page | How to edit existing gene pages?]]
# '''CMAP tab''': On the gene page the 'CMAP' tab provides details on the the map location of the respective gene on different maps (genetic, physical, genome, etc). 
# '''Edit table''': Click on this link if you want to edit the information provided in this section. remember you need to log in before you can submit any changes. For help follow the tutorial on [[Tutorial:Edit_gene_page | How to edit existing gene pages?]]
# '''Cross references tab''': On the gene page the 'Cross references' tab provides a list of databases and online resources that also provide information on the respective gene. 
# '''Edit table''': Click on this link if you want to edit the information provided in this section. remember you need to login before you can submit any changes. For help follow the tutorial on [[Tutorial:Edit_gene_page | How to edit existing gene pages?]]
# '''Publications''': On the gene page the 'Publications' tab provides a list of literature citations and links to the databases and online resources that also provide information on the respective citations.