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| doc:editing_saving_reverting [2026/03/30 14:00] – Simon Grant | doc:editing_saving_reverting [2026/04/04 18:25] (current) – [Correcting or reverting mistakes] Simon Grant | ||
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| //part of the [[start|GtC documentation]]// | //part of the [[start|GtC documentation]]// | ||
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| - | You can try out all of these in the [[playground: | ||
| ====== Editing, saving and reverting ====== | ====== Editing, saving and reverting ====== | ||
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| + | //You can try out all of these techniques below in the [[playground: | ||
| Before getting into the details of editing a page, it's worth being clear about the process. | Before getting into the details of editing a page, it's worth being clear about the process. | ||
| {{!icon-menu-for-browsing.png | {{!icon-menu-for-browsing.png | ||
| - | On the right of each page, in normal view, there is a small menu of icons. | + | On the right of each page, in normal view, there is a small menu of icons (shown on the left here for reassurance!). |
| If you are allowed to edit the page, there is a pencil-like icon at the top {{pencil-icon.png|(This is just an illustration, | If you are allowed to edit the page, there is a pencil-like icon at the top {{pencil-icon.png|(This is just an illustration, | ||
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| for " | for " | ||
| - | If you don't want to edit the page, or if you decide that what you are about to change is not quite right, you click on the " | + | If you don' |
| If you want to check how your edit will appear, without committing to it, click on " | If you want to check how your edit will appear, without committing to it, click on " | ||
| the instructions make it clear what you should do now. It just adds a preview below, so you can check: the options remain as they were for editing. | the instructions make it clear what you should do now. It just adds a preview below, so you can check: the options remain as they were for editing. | ||
| - | When you are happy with your edit, you click on " | + | If and when you are happy with your edit, you click on " |
| ===== Editing just one section of a longer page ===== | ===== Editing just one section of a longer page ===== | ||
| - | If the page you are on has several headings on it, you will see two or more buttons like this {{!section-edit-button.png|(This is just an illlustration, | + | If the page you are on has several headings on it, you will see two or more buttons like this {{!section-edit-button.png|This is an illustration: |
| - | Hovering over that button will pop up the title of the section. | + | Hovering over that button will pop up the title of the section, as well as showing faint grey borders to the left and right of the whole section that will be selected. |
| - | If you find it easier, you can use this to edit just the section, including the heading for that section, without the rest of the page. | + | If you find it easier, you can use this to edit just the section, including the heading for that section, without |
| The main edit button will still always work for the whole page. | The main edit button will still always work for the whole page. | ||
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| Unfortunately, | Unfortunately, | ||
| - | frequently, and if you have made a mistake you can cancel your edit and you will only lose the changes you have made since the last ' | + | frequently, and if you have made a mistake you can cancel your edit and you will only lose the changes you have made since the last ' |
| - | Reverting means going back to a previous version. DokuWiki stores the previous versions of the page, and you can see all of these by clicking on the 'Old revisions' | + | Reverting means going back to a previous version. DokuWiki stores the previous versions of the page, and you can see all of these by clicking on the 'Old revisions' |