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title: "Release Notes: May 2020 (Part III)"
description: "Interactive Data Elements in Protocols"
url: https://help.labstep.com/en/articles/4134771-release-notes-may-2020-part-iii
collection: "2020"
updated: 2026-02-27
language: en
---

# Release Notes: May 2020 (Part III)

Interactive Data Elements in Protocols

Turn your protocols into interactive data collection forms by adding Data Elements as in your protocols.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224153910_3700.gif)

Enter the data each time you run the protocol to keep data organised.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224153906_9100.gif)

Use Data Element blocks to embed Chemical Reaction Schemes...

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224153913_2401.gif)

... or Plasmid Maps

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224153909_5894.gif)

Add existing elements as blocks by typing '@' in the document.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224153904_5816.gif)