Tutorials

How to use Fulcrum GUI for SCALE

I have been a SCALE user since 2010. For some of you long time users, the change to the GUI a few years back may have come as a shock. It definitely was for me. I don’t use SCALE enough to not have to rely on the GUI and that page one rewrite threw me for a loop.

The SCALE classes at ORNL are amazing and I have been to them many times but sometimes you just need to learn how to work the interface, not learn about the underlying functionality. That’s where this video comes in. I use the SCALE primer ORNL made for the old GUI and apply it to their new Fulcrum user interface. By making it a video, it allows you to follow along in real time and better understand how the new interface works. I hope you enjoy this video and don’t forget to like and subscribe.

Importing References into Microsoft Word from XML

Have you ever had to enter references into Microsoft Word manually? It’s a nightmare. Well, this video shows you how to hack the system. All you need is a reference manager; Microsoft Word and you are on your way to a simple and streamlined way to getting your references into Word correctly and quickly.

Using a Reference Manager Plugin in Microsoft Word

So, we all know that Microsoft Word has its limitations when it comes to academic writing. One of those limitations is the reference manager. In one of my other videos, I showed you how upload an XML file of your references into Microsoft Word.

But in that method, you are still left using the default reference manager built into Word with its limited citations styles and inability to support compacted references (e.g., [1-12]). If you can install one of the third-party reference manager plugins for Word like the one offered by Mendeley, this video shows you how to use its functionality to create the perfect document, including custom citations styles.

Using Unicode and LaTeX in the Microsoft Equation Editor

For those of us that must type out equations it feels like we have two options: (1) inline text that looks clunky and ugly (e.g., y = e^2x + 5); or (2) we can venture into the Equation Editor in Word and “hunt and peck” for each item we need to insert into the equation. But there is a third way.

In line typing using Unicode or LaTeX code. No hunting and pecking. No ugly equations. This video walks you through how to create clean, publication ready equations, take notes in Word or OneNote, or submit typed out homework that can be easily read and archived electronically. This video licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to use ASReview to order your literature review by relevance

When doing literature review you will be finding and downloading a lot of journal articles. This is way to much to read through in detail and some of them may not be relevant upon closer inspection. Using machine learning to help you determine relevance and rank your literature review helps you to tackle your literature review in a systematic way.

This video walks you through how to do that using ASReview. ASReview is a free software that performs this function. You will need to install python in order to run it but the software itself doesn’t require. You can learn how to install python here: How to Install An...

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