# Scanning Tutorials

To help prepare you to use our scanning features to their best effect, we have created a set of tutorials that will show you everything you need to know to create and successfully run technical scans. In the links below, you'll learn how to use the Advanced Scan Workbench to run scans, how to handle the scan results, how to write effective scans, and how to troubleshoot when your scans don't work as planned.

Each tutorial contains step-by-step instructions, best practices, helpful tips, and links to more information on scanning topics.

[**Scan Workbench Tutorial**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/scan-workbench-tutorial)**:** Learn to use the Advanced Scan Workbench to build and run scans.

[**Scan Results Tutorial 1**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/scan-results-tutorial-1)**:** Learn to view, sort and filter your scan results, plus launch charts from the results page.

[**Scan Results Tutorial 2**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/scan-results-tutorial-2)**:** Learn to create a watchlist of stocks from your scan results, using ChartLists and CandleGlance View.

[**Writing Scans Tutorial 1**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/writing-scans-tutorial-1)**:** Learn to write your own simple scan to run from the Advanced Scan Workbench.

[**Writing Scans Tutorial 2**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/writing-scans-tutorial-2)**:** Learn to write more complex scans using crossover clauses and arithmetic functions.

[**Creating Scan Templates Tutorial**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/creating-scan-templates-tutorial): Learn to set up your own scan "template" with commonly-used clauses that you can load each time you create a new scan.

[**Troubleshooting Scans Tutorial 1**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/troubleshooting-scans-tutorial-1)**:** Learn to troubleshoot scans that are returning zero results.

[**Troubleshooting Scans Tutorial 2**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/troubleshooting-scans-tutorial-2)**:** Learn to troubleshoot scans that are returning too many results.

[**Troubleshooting Scans Tutorial 3**](https://help.stockcharts.com/scanning-and-alerts/scan-writing-resource-center/scanning-tutorials/troubleshooting-scans-tutorial-3)**:** Learn to troubleshoot scans that run very slowly.


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