User Guides
Once you have an EMu login and have had initial training, these pages . For new users, please read Getting Started in EMu.
Help for Individual Fields
Help is available in EMu for all fields in all modules by clicking on the help button and then clicking on the field in question. If a field is missing a description, please alert Melissa Tulig.
Guidelines by Module
Catalogue Module (includes Collection Events and Sites for specimen data entry)
Taxonomy Module
Parties Module
Quick Help Guides
Making Attachments between modules
Entering Symbols and Diacritics
How to Use the Resources Utility
How to Change the Text Colors
How To's: Search
How to Search for a Collector and Collection Number
How to Search for a Null Value
How to Search for a Date Range
How to Open Sites Records Attached to Catalogue Records
How To's: Data Entry
How to Ditto
How To's: Managing records
How to Create Groups of Records
How to View Image Thumbnails from Every Tab
How to Use the Re-Identify Tool
How to Change the Columns in List View
How To's: Reports
How to create annotation and specimen labels in EMu
How to export basic specimen data from EMu
How to Copy Data from List View
How To's: Multimedia
Import Templates
Specimen data import (Excel)
Original EMu Training Guides
These are the original complete guides to using EMu that are being updated and converted into this wiki. They contain detailed information on how EMu works in general and advanced features.
Intro To EMu - Introduce yourself to the EMu collecitons management. Trainees will know how to use Emu to perform common tasks in managing their organisation's collection.
Advanced Searching & Multimedia - Learn advanced searching & multimedia techniques.
Catalog Module - Trainees will learn the essential steps and tips on how to transcribe plant specimens.
Taxonomy Module - Trainees will learn how to record the scientific names of plants species, attach records of type specimens, etc.