Tutorials
TPEN 3 Tutorials
Step-by-step guides to help you make the most of TPEN 3. Start with the basics and explore advanced features as you go.
🚀 Quick Start
New to TPEN 3? Start here:
- Getting Started Guide - Your first steps with TPEN 3
- Create an Account - Sign up and authentication basics
📝 Core Workflows
Learn the essential TPEN 3 workflows:
- Start a Project - Create from images, IIIF, or import from TPEN 2.8
- Transcribing - Use the transcription interface effectively
- Project Management - Configure settings and organize your work
👥 Collaboration
Work with teams:
- Roles and Permissions - Understand user roles and access control
- Inviting collaborators (coming soon)
- Managing team workflows (coming soon)
🔧 Advanced Features
Take your projects further:
- Developing Transcription Interfaces - Build custom interfaces
- IIIF Manifests in TPEN 3 - Start projects, target images, export derivatives
- Custom export formats (coming soon)
- API integration (coming soon)
All Tutorials
Browse all available tutorials below:
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Understanding Your Data in TPEN 3 (10th December 2025) Patrick Cuba
A clear explanation of Projects, Layers, Pages, Columns, and Lines in TPEN 3, and how IIIF resources benefit from your transcription work
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Developing Transcription Interfaces (5th July 2022) Patrick Cuba
A code-focused look at transcription interfaces in TPEN 3.0.
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Project Management (4th July 2022) Patrick Cuba
Describe, organize, and share your Project.
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Transcribing (3rd July 2022) Patrick Cuba
Understand the basics about how your contributions relate to the scholarly resources you are annotating.
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Start a Project (2nd July 2022) Patrick Cuba
This tutorial will examine the different ways to initiate a new Project in TPEN3.
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Create an Account (1st July 2022) Patrick Cuba
This tutorial will show you how to create an account on the TPEN3 platform