# Using the tool

- [Creating an account](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/creating-an-account.md)
- [Choose your mode](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/choose-your-mode.md)
- [Product Comparison](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/choose-your-mode/product-comparison.md)
- [Portfolio Scoring](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/choose-your-mode/portfolio-scoring.md): Use Portfolio Scoring to score an entire custom portfolio of different products and use cases:
- [Customization](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization.md)
- [What can you customize?](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize.md)
- [Product characteristics](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/product-characteristics.md)
- [Reuse settings](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/reuse-settings.md)
- [Component definitions](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/component-definitions.md)
- [Manufacturing & Transportation](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/manufacturing-and-transportation.md)
- [Sourcing settings](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/sourcing-settings.md)
- [Recoverability settings](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/recoverability-settings.md)
- [Chemicals of Concern](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/chemicals-of-concern.md)
- [Food or beverage content](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/what-can-you-customize/food-or-beverage-content.md)
- [How to customize?](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/how-to-customize.md): Tutorials showing how to change settings and customize your assessments:
- [Create a new product](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/how-to-customize/create-a-new-product.md)
- [Edit an existing product](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/how-to-customize/edit-an-existing-product.md)
- [Define a custom food](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/how-to-customize/define-a-custom-food.md)
- [Adjusting recovery settings](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/customization/how-to-customize/adjusting-recovery-settings.md)
- [Use case example](https://help.upscorecard.org/using-the-tool/use-case-example.md)


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