diff --git a/docs/user-documentation/general-users/inventory-of-materials-and-methods.md b/docs/user-documentation/general-users/inventory-of-materials-and-methods.md
index c875358d9e51fe1c80cca620ea6fb86b8ea04f1b..7b0ee5967fdd95dcd14642e5e1250c8f7e7bb22c 100644
--- a/docs/user-documentation/general-users/inventory-of-materials-and-methods.md
+++ b/docs/user-documentation/general-users/inventory-of-materials-and-methods.md
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ process.**
 
 If you want to register a few *Objects* and at the same time establish a
 parent-child relationship between some of them, you can do so by using
-the **\\$** and **Parents** columns. In the example below we want to
+the **$** and **Parents** columns. In the example below we want to
 register 2 *Objects*, antibody 1 and antibody 2. We want to assign
-antibody 1 as parent of antibody 2. In the **\\$ column** corresponding to
-antibody 1 we need to enter numbers or letters proceeded by the \\$ symbol
-(i.e. \\$1, or \\$parent1). In the **Parents** column of antibody 2, we need
-to use the same value used in the **\\$ column** for antibody 1.
+antibody 1 as parent of antibody 2. In the **$ column** corresponding to
+antibody 1 we need to enter numbers or letters proceeded by the $ symbol
+(i.e. $1, or $parent1). In the **Parents** column of antibody 2, we need
+to use the same value used in the **$ column** for antibody 1.
 
 ![image info](img/register-objects-assign-parents-in-same-transaction.png)