Choose a contact for a precise question →
Question, territory, service name and record link.
A directory address does not describe the entire required procedure.
Use reference websites: worked methods by task
Choose a task, distinguish documents, follow a sourced method and keep a useful record. Fictional examples explain common mistakes.
What do you need to do?
The directory identifies destinations. These methods explain a specific task: choosing the right document, checking a citation, preserving a map or comparing data. Each linked record contains steps, a fictional case, a record to keep and the consulted source.
All entered words must occur in the resource name or method in this language. The subject filter narrows that search. Accents and letter case do not change matching.
122 worked methods shown.
Public services
Distinguish a proposal from an adopted text →
Dossier, document type, reference and observed stage.
Introducing a text does not adopt or promulgate it.
A public portal: who produced this file? →
Keep producer, file link, observed period, unit and coverage.
The platform includes administrations and civil society; its domain alone does not qualify every producer.
My application is saved: has it been submitted? →
Application number, procedure name, status and receipt, kept privately.
Submission does not mean the application has been accepted.
Identify the required platform before signing in →
Service, required platform and difficulty, without login codes.
Successful sign-in does not submit the procedure.
Compare territories without converting blanks to zero →
Variable, year, geographical vintage and missing-data note.
The file publication date is not every indicator’s reference year.
Keep a legal code with its version date →
Consulted code, article, version, date and link.
This locating method does not determine the rule applicable to an individual case.
Distinguish a personal file from an association file →
Space type, procedure title and file status in private notes.
The account does not automatically centralize every administration’s procedures.
Find an older dossier without assuming it is absent →
Reference, searched period, consulted document and date.
An empty search does not establish that a dossier does not exist.
Move from an explanation to its reference document →
Explanatory page, author and original-document reference.
The consulted institutional presentation does not replace reading the current document.
Health & solidarity
Entitlement certificate or reimbursement statement? →
Document type and period; keep health documents outside a shared notebook.
This document choice cannot interpret a medical situation.
Examine a health claim →
Keep claim, reference and described evidence level.
This reading does not provide individual medical advice.
A correction is linked: which document should you read and cite? →
Article, notice, affected passage, dates and reading limitation.
Records show a documentary relationship; they do not supply medical advice.
Jobs & business
Choose the kind of experience you need →
Objective, experience type, organization and stated conditions.
Experiences sharing a subject can have different statuses.
Two establishments share a name: which one should you check? →
Searched identifier, address, consultation date and observed mismatch.
A registry entry does not authenticate the person contacting you.
Compare two vacancy searches with the same scope →
Keywords, area, distance, coverage and search date.
Result counts depend on settings and do not exhaustively measure the market.
Connect a forecast to its observations →
Source, sample, period and reasoning linking observation to forecast.
Market research reduces uncertainty without guaranteeing project success.
Separate vacancy analysis from profile visibility →
Vacancy, duties, skill gaps and visibility choices in private notes.
Profile visibility does not guarantee a submitted application or recruitment.
Identify the qualification and appropriate VAE role →
Qualification, role, activities and questions for support.
Preparing a pathway does not constitute a validation decision.
Choose between researching information and starting a formality →
Search object, entry used and reference found.
A trademark search is not a complete legal availability analysis.
Distinguish a discovered course from its intended session →
Course, session, dates, location and delivery mode, without digital identity details.
Viewing the catalogue confirms neither registration nor funding.
Prepare an orientation question that can be answered →
Course or occupation, missing information and prepared question.
Orientation advice does not constitute admission to a course.
Education & knowledge
Follow a session within its course series →
Keep series, session, year and timestamp.
Access to teaching does not constitute a degree.
A DOI was found: does it identify the intended reference? →
Keep the starting reference, candidate DOI, compared fields and publisher link.
A bibliographic record does not establish the validity of scientific conclusions.
Examine a journal before preparing a submission →
ISSN, procedure and dated statement of fees or their absence.
DOAJ inclusion does not validate every conclusion in an article.
Choose an environment for a first exercise →
Track, exercise, solution and testing environment.
Passing exercise tests does not establish every possible use of the code.
Choose a course by session and objective →
Session, dates, objective and stated arrangements.
Badge or certificate availability depends on the course and its conditions.
Citing a passage: record, page image or OCR text? →
Keep the record, edition, page number, reproduction link and checked passage.
Metadata rights and reproduction rights are different.
Cite the version consulted in HAL →
Versioned identifier, examined passage and associated publication reference.
The metadata licence does not automatically describe the full-text licence.
Pair an explanation with a learning check →
Keep level, title and identified difficulty.
A resource does not replace educational support.
Compare programmes before applying →
Keep programme, campaign and actual completed stage.
A favourite does not prove application submission.
Check the edition and its reading mode →
Edition, language, year and displayed access mode.
A catalogue record does not guarantee immediate full-text availability.
Does an updated record mean the article has changed? →
Work identifier, distinct dates and the element actually observed.
An index classification or relationship still needs comparison with the document.
Keep a textbook passage with its attribution →
Textbook, section, exercise and attribution reference.
PDF and online formats can have different accessibility characteristics.
Two authors share a name: check attribution without interpreting the number →
Full ORCID, its provenance and the associated publication.
The number encodes neither country, institution nor discipline.
Separate course exploration from an application →
Keep programme, campaign and application status.
Reading a record is not applying or enrolling.
Choose the precise document in a digitized journal →
Document type, record, pagination and chosen bibliographic format.
A review provides information about a book without replacing its reading.
Identify the edition before reusing a book →
Record, edition, translator and intended reuse territory.
This documentary method does not establish legal permission to reuse content.
An old affiliation and a renamed organisation: which ID should you keep? →
ROR ID, name at the relevant date, status and any relationship.
ROR describes organisations; it does not authenticate a researcher.
Choose training that matches the learning goal →
Keep objective, format and stated prerequisites.
Viewing content does not establish certification.
Is a value enough without qualifiers and references? →
Keep item identifier, property, value, qualifiers and consulted reference.
A reference attached to a statement also needs reading and context.
Cite the version used or the project that keeps evolving? →
Version, chosen DOI, files and date used.
A visible record does not guarantee that everyone can access its files.
Find the published text behind a school announcement →
Keep title, reference, session and effective date.
A search result alone does not establish applicability.
Separate curriculum, guidance and assessment →
Keep level, version and document status.
Teaching guidance is not automatically a regulatory requirement.
Separate an estimate, an application and its tracking →
Keep scheme, official service and completed stage.
An estimate is not an award decision.
News & media
Do several copies of one news report provide several pieces of evidence? →
Exact claim, passage, original document and limits of the evidence.
Checking one claim does not validate every other sentence in an article.
Describe an access issue without confusing its causes →
Programme, episode, message, country and consultation date.
The method bypasses no restrictions and guarantees no future availability.
Locate a passage in the right France Culture episode →
Programme, episode, speaker, date and timestamp.
Listening date does not necessarily describe when the quoted statement was made.
Choose an episode before keeping its feed →
Programme, episode, date, link and passage timestamp.
A feed can change; it does not replace a precise episode reference.
Culture & heritage
Prepare an archive reference without losing its identifier →
Fonds, creator, complete reference, unit and storage site.
An inventory description does not establish that a document image is available online.
Choose a documentary entry point at the BnF →
Catalogue used, record, document type and observed access.
A bibliographic reference does not imply accessible digitization.
Find the actual venue for a Constellation event →
Keep event, venue, date and official access details.
An announcement is not a booking.
Combine activities that fit the same visit →
Keep activities, slots and transfer time.
Do not assume one ticket covers every space.
Plan arrival at the selected performance’s theatre →
Keep production, date, venue and official access details.
An institution’s name alone does not locate a performance.
Keep a cultural object with its provenance →
Object, source institution, rights statement and consultation date.
Using metadata does not settle rights to the cultural file itself.
Compare cultural figures with matching scopes →
Keep indicator, unit, period and definition.
Publication year is not always the observation year.
Prepare arrival at the right site and time slot →
Place, date, slot and admission information, without ticket number.
Viewing schedules reserves no entry and guarantees no access.
Separate an archive reference from an accessible document →
Keep reference code, catalogue and consultation terms.
A visible record does not guarantee full remote access.
Build a route around a few artworks →
Keep titles, records, location and alternatives.
An online image does not grant reproduction rights.
Choose between a visit and a performance →
Keep activity, building and stated restrictions.
Accessible spaces can vary with theatre activity.
Find the right place for a concert or document →
Keep title, service and access terms.
The listed services have different access arrangements.
Find a precise record and understand linked records →
Identifier, database, title, record link and reproduction credit.
Record information and rights over its photograph are separate.
Prepare a credit line for a chosen file →
File, creator, origin, chosen licence and prepared credit.
A supplied record does not guarantee the accuracy of rights information.
Search & artificial intelligence
Recover a passage from an arXiv version →
Versioned identifier, document date and passage used.
Archiving a version does not validate its results.
An answer cites a source: does it support this sentence? →
Answer sentence, cited URL, actual passage and observed mismatch.
A visible citation is a lead for checking, not automatic validation.
Digital tools
Deliver audio without losing the edit →
Project filename, export filename and passages checked.
Undo history is not preserved when a project is reopened.
Clear browsing history or change tracker choices? →
Setting, browser, website and date; no account identifier is needed.
This settings-reading method is not a legal audit of the website.
Describe the environment of a Python example →
Python version, required dependencies and code folder.
An isolated environment does not establish scientific reproducibility.
Keep an editable project after exporting →
Project and export filenames, with the intended destination.
Export formats do not preserve every element of an XCF project.
Cite the code you actually examined →
Repository, commit, file and lines associated with the explanation.
A permanent link fixes a version; it does not guarantee code quality.
Connect an observation to a repository file →
Project, file version, locator and observation date.
Repository access restrictions still apply to a permalink.
Separate two uses without mistaking profiles for protection →
Intended use and associated account, without copying passwords.
Visual separation does not control access to the device.
Export the right area at the right size →
Chosen area, dimensions and expected background for this export.
The guide’s menu labels may vary with the Inkscape version.
Compare an old page with its current version →
Keep original URL, each capture URL, capture date and access date.
Archives may be incomplete; links may change capture date or open the live Web.
Check what a PDF should contain →
Chosen range, embedding option and separate PDF filename.
Export options alone do not establish PDF accessibility.
Describe the context of text displayed in HTML →
Context, encoding, options and rendering examples.
HTML conversion does not replace protection suited to SQL, JavaScript or a URL.
Check a page action using the keyboard →
Element, accessible name, tested keys and observed result.
An ARIA role does not establish complete component accessibility.
Identify the account before comparing two devices →
Compared devices, account context and test bookmark.
This context check does not measure synchronization delay.
Find the right profile before a backup →
Profile name, folder role and planned backup date, without publishing a personal path.
A second profile organizes uses; it does not replace a backup.
Prepare a short capture before a long session →
Chosen folder, format and result of the short audiovisual check.
A recommended format does not remove the need to inspect the result.
Prepare a log example useful for an investigation →
Fictional event, both times and relationships between traces.
This documentary exercise is not an application security audit.
Prepare a research profile with its limits in mind →
Chosen profile and the data whose separation matters.
Apple’s article covers profiles on Mac, available from Safari 17.
Recognize devices associated with the account →
Recognized devices and consultation date, without message contents.
A linked-device list is not a conversation backup.
Prepare a question with a reproducible case →
Tested case, environment and expected result, with secrets removed.
This preparation does not validate answers subsequently received.
Describe an incompatibility before converting →
Extension, audio and video codecs, and intended player.
Changing an extension does not transcode the streams.
Choose an alternative by the image’s actual role →
Image role, nearby text and chosen alternative.
The decision tree is guidance; it does not cover every case.
Compare two records before merging them →
Compared identifiers, retained edition and reason for the decision.
Detection suggests candidates; deciding requires bibliographic comparison.
Travel & mobility
Examine baggage on each flight of a trip →
Flights, carriers, fare and baggage categories, without booking reference.
The record does not confirm an individual ticket’s allowance.
Read a forecast with its travel direction →
Date, region, direction, source and consultation time.
A traffic trend does not provide your exact journey time.
Share a map: what context belongs with the link? →
Link, area, layer names, producers and consultation date.
Sharing annotations and imported data requires signing in and saving them.
A map image or objects for analysis? →
Keep area, date, extraction tool, filters and selected attributes.
Documentation distinguishes extraction tools; the editing API is not for bulk downloads.
Check a journey at the level of its stops →
Stops, access, equipment, alternative and checking time.
Preparation does not guarantee equipment operation at journey time.
Move from a route option to a checked schedule →
Date, locations, segments, operators and estimates requiring confirmation.
An exploratory option guarantees neither schedule nor final price.
Read each ticket’s conditions for a connection →
Trains, fares, dates and dated conditions for each journey.
The method changes no ticket and confirms no refund entitlement.
Compare two routes with the same cost assumptions →
Routes, options, assumptions and dated cost breakdowns.
Calculated cost is an estimate, not your journey invoice.
Distinguish a line map, schedule and network status →
Stop, line, date, planned time and consulted traffic information.
A network map does not confirm service availability at a precise time.
Consumer & home
Compare two scenarios in the same calculator →
Calculator, scope, inputs and changed assumption.
Results from different calculators are not necessarily comparable.
Use a letter template after defining the question →
Subject, dates, consulted page and draft passages needing adaptation.
A general template does not validate a request in an individual situation.
Find a map sheet through two search modes →
Municipality, sheet, references and consultation date.
This method finds a sheet; it does not resolve an individual property question.
Prepare a discussion about the home’s needs →
Needs, constraints, documents and questions for the adviser.
The service presentation does not establish grant eligibility.
Choose the right reference to find a shipment →
Reference type and timed status, without publishing a personal number.
A status screenshot must remain dated; tracking can change.
Match an alert to the product actually held →
Record and compared references; consult the portal’s current instruction.
Finding no match does not guarantee safety.
Separate an existing alert from a report to prepare →
Compared references, consulted alert and unresolved points.
An empty search or CE logo alone does not guarantee product safety.
Report a problem or ask the DGCCRF a question? →
Timeline, references and replies, without copying personal contact details into a public notebook.
A report guarantees neither a business reply nor a refund.
Choose the contact before preparing a request →
Need type, contact and useful document in private notes.
This orientation does not resolve a dispute or select a contract.
Science & environment
Choose a space illustration with its credit →
Record, exact credit and conditions for the intended use.
Appearance on ESA’s website does not automatically authorize every commercial use.
Keep an index with its place and date →
Territory, day, displayed category and source organization.
A background index does not measure individual exposure in every street.
Read a geological layer in context →
Keep layer, legend, scale and link.
This reading does not replace field investigation.
Prepare a short scientific explanation →
Keep concept, sheet and illustration limits.
An introduction does not replace technical literature.
Choose an appropriate particle-data entry point →
Keep experiment, resource, version and documentation.
Open data does not guarantee a correct analysis.
Find the study behind a science news item →
Keep reference, passage and observed limitation.
News coverage is not independent validation.
Compare two scenes with explicit settings →
Area, collection, dates, cloud filter and visualization.
A cloud filter does not automatically interpret ground conditions.
Choose a format that preserves necessary context →
Format, separator, chosen fields and extraction reference.
Correct import does not remove the observations’ limitations.
Cite a conclusion with its conditions →
Keep reference, page, scenario and uncertainty.
A projection is not a local weather forecast.
Does a generated report fully document my property? →
Checked location, date, document and unresolved points.
The owner must check and complete the generated French statement; this reading does not certify legal validity.
Choose a suitable participatory research project →
Keep protocol, role and questions to ask.
A description does not confirm open enrolment.
Find a specimen without mixing identifiers →
Keep collection, identifier and documented origin.
A record does not guarantee physical access.
Date Vigilance information before sharing it →
Day, department, phenomenon, consultation time and bulletin link.
The notebook keeps a reference; it does not replace authorities’ current instructions.
Separate the chart reference from the data reference →
Indicator, unit, period, provider and both references when needed.
An OWID chart licence does not describe all third-party data.
Distinguish a visible record from accessible data →
DOI, scope, period and observed access status.
A public record does not establish current access to all values.
World & international
Compare two values without discarding quality flags →
Dataset code, dimensions, units, values, status flags and download date.
A break in series requires reading the methodology before comparing periods.
Sports & leisure
Two cycling routes: compare the same inputs →
Start, destination, settings, date and sections needing a check.
A calculated route does not guarantee ground conditions or absence of closures.
Separate your notes from a verified result
A method can help identify missing evidence. Completing every field does not prove a claim. In the notebook, keep the exact passage, its origin and date, then mark unresolved questions. The French administrative examples apply to the named French services.
Read the identifiers and evidence glossary →