e1267c28ad3cdef044c73a85505da118d735815e jnavarr5 Fri Mar 6 15:32:49 2026 -0800 Making changes from code review. Mostly fixing typos, and creating a Methods section for the gnomAD coverage tracks, refs #37191 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html index a31c530e812..65b6220f107 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/hgSessionHelp.html @@ -553,31 +553,31 @@

You can view your own private data by uploading your annotation files to the Genome Browser as custom tracks; visit our custom track help page to learn more. For binary-indexed files, such as bigBed, bigWig, BAM, and VCF, you will need to host the file on a web-accessible server. Please view the Hosting section of the Track Hub Help documentation for available resources.

To summarize the steps to upload your data, you will need to:

  1. Ensure the data file is formatted correctly.
  2. - Upload the data file to a web-accessbile server provided by your own institution or another + Upload the data file to a web-accessible server provided by your own institution or another external resource, such as Hub Space, if necessary.
  3. Create a track line for your custom track.
  4. Load the custom track by adding your track line to our Custom Tracks page.
  5. View the data in the Genome Browser.

Custom track examples

Creating the track line may be the most challenging step since many configuration options exist. The @@ -643,31 +643,31 @@ Make sure the display of your custom tracks is to your liking on the Genome Browser.

  • Navigate to the sessions page
    Once you are satisfied with the display, go to the My Sessions page by either:
  • Login to the UCSC Genome Browser
    - You must sign in to be able to save named sessions which will then be displayed with Browser + You must sign in to be able to save named sessions, which will then be displayed with Browser and Email links.
  • Save your session
    Go to the Save Settings section and in the Save current settings as named session text box, and enter a name for your session. When saving the session, be sure to have the "allow this session to be loaded by others" option checked and then click submit.
  • Edit the session description
    Once the session is created, under the "view/edit details" column you can click