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title: "Understanding and using Collections"
description: "A complete guide on how to create, manage and delete a collection"
url: https://help.labstep.com/en/articles/4511388-understanding-and-using-collections
collection: "Organisation & Collaboration"
updated: 2026-11-11
language: en
---

# Understanding and using Collections

A complete guide on how to create, manage and delete a collection

_Collections are another great way of keeping your workspace organised. Similar to the folders on your laptop, this will save you time when navigating through your experiments and protocols list._

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# **Creating a new collection for your Experiments/Protocols:**

1.  Navigate to the Experiments or Protocols page
    
2.  Click on 'New Collection' at the top left-hand corner of your screen
    
3.  Name your brand-new Collection
    
4.  Click on 'Create'
    
5.  Your new Collection will now be visible when you access the workspace
    

**_Labstep team tip:_** _Use collections to filter through your experiments/protocols list and group similar content together._

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224154033_9142.gif)

# **Adding Experiments/Protocols to a collection:**

1.  Navigate to the Experiments or Protocols page
    
2.  Select the box next to the experiment(s)/protocol(s) of your choice
    
3.  Click on 'Add to collection'
    
4.  Select the Collection you wish to add the experiment(s)/protocol(s) to
    
5.  You can now view the experiment(s)/protocol(s) in your Collection
    

**_Labstep team tip:_** _Clicking 'New Experiment' or 'New Protocol' when you are in a collection will automatically add the new experiment/protocol to the current Collection. Please note although experiments/protocols can be added to different Collections, they remain the same file. So if you edit an experiment/protocol from one Collection, it will update it in every other Collection it is in._

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224154034_2938.gif)

# **Removing an Experiment/Protocol from a collection:**

1.  Navigate to the Experiments or Protocols page
    
2.  Select the box next to the experiment(s)/protocol(s) of your choice
    
3.  Click on 'Remove from collection'
    

**_Labstep team tip:_** _Removing an experiment/protocol from a collection does not delete it. To delete an experiment, click on the vertical ellipsis next to the experiment's name then click on 'Delete'._

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224154031_3903.gif)

# **Managing a collection:**

## **_To edit_**

1.  Navigate to the Experiments or Protocols page
    
2.  Click on the vertical ellipsis **⋮** icon to the right of your collection name
    
3.  Select edit to edit its name, move it or add a sub-collection to it
    
4.  Click on 'Save' or 'Submit' after each change
    

**_Labstep team tip:_** _You can edit sub-collections the same way. Sub-collections are helpful if you want to separate experiments/protocols within the same collections._

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224154033_2078.gif)

## **_To delete_**

1.  Navigate to the Experiments or Protocols page
    
2.  Click on the vertical ellipsis **⋮** icon to the right of your collection name
    
3.  Click on 'Delete'
    
4.  Click again on 'Delete' to confirm your choice
    

**_Labstep team tip:_** _Deleting a collection will NOT delete the experiments added to it._

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/699dc51d2188da0fb351700e/20260224154032_2745.gif)

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**_Still need help?_**

_Contact us_ [_here_](mailto:info@labstep.com) _or start a conversation with a member of our team using our in-app chat._