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The Lab desktop workspace

Learn the GeotechOS Lab desktop workspace on Windows, macOS or the web, with the ribbon, the explorer, document tabs, the inspector and search.

Applies toWindows and macOSWeb browser

The desktop workspace is Lab on a computer. It is made for the office: booking in work, planning, reviewing results and issuing reports.

The Lab desktop workspace: the ribbon at the top, the explorer at the left, the work queue in a tab and the inspector at the right

The parts of the window

Part	What it does
Ribbon	The commands, in tabs: Home, Projects, Samples, Testing, Review, Reports, Equipment, Quality and View. File has your options and your account.
Explorer	The places of your laboratory at the left, for example Work queue, Projects, Clients, Book in and Requests. Under Requests, each open job shows with its number of tests. Click a job to show only its tests.
Document tabs	Each place, test, sample or report opens in a tab. You can have many tabs open.
Inspector	Shows the test or sample that you pick in a list. To show or hide it, click View › Inspector.
Status bar	Shows if Lab is up to date, what is overdue or due today, and your name and workspace.

Tab	Commands
Home	Book in, Home, Work queue, Requests, Samples, Projects, Search, Sync now, New project, New report
Projects	Projects, new project, clients, new client, and the work for a project: book in, earthworks lots, concrete compliance, exports. See Start a project and keep its clients.
Samples	Open a sample, receive a sample, the sample register, scan a label
Testing	Work queue, requests, new request, planner, break cylinders, batch sheet, oven run, site work
Review	The review queue
Reports	Reports, new report, concrete compliance, assigned values, compaction control, site lots, activity, turnaround, exports
Equipment	Equipment and checks, register, calibration
Quality	Training, non-conformances, uncertainty, chemicals, suppliers
View	Show or hide the explorer and the inspector
File	Info, Options (Settings, Laboratories, Tests you run, Standard text) and Account (check for updates, sign out)

On a Mac, use ⌘ for Ctrl.