# How to use miRanda potential target site identification
**URL:** https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-use-miranda-potential-target-site-identification/12179
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** tool-help, miranda
**Created:** [April 12, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-use-miranda-potential-target-site-identification/12179 "2024-04-12T09:19:42Z")
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### Author:  [@Usha22](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Usha22)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-use-miranda-potential-target-site-identification/12179/1 "2024-04-12T09:19:43Z")
How to use miRanda tools? What is meant by microRNA and query sequence in miRanda analysis?
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### Author:  [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-use-miranda-potential-target-site-identification/12179/2 "2024-04-17T18:51:04Z")
> [@Usha22](#):
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> miRanda
Welcome, @Usha22
We don’t have a Galaxy tutorial for this tool yet, but I see a guide from the original tool authors linked down in the Help section of the tool form. I would suggest starting there. Update: I just tried to assess their link … and the site didn’t load. Maybe skip this tool if that doesn’t resolve for you, too.
You can also explore alternative methods to get a better idea of how the processing flows and some scientific background on the subject by reviewing the tutorials here:
- [GTN Materials Search](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/search2?query=miRNA) (query=miRNA)
If you are completely new to Galaxy, don’t skip the **Requirements** listed at the top of the tutorials. At least one Introduction, plus the Quality and Mapping should be enough, and might take a few hours to complete. Taking the time for these, at the start, will make life _much_ easier 🙂