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+====== Making Simple Changes ======
+So, you've gotten your [[faqs:about_this_wiki:sign_in_and_making_changes#how_do_i_get_sign_in_access|user name & password ]]and signed into the wiki. Now what?
+===== How do I fix a typo or make a simple change? =====
+Here's the quick version:
+  - Make sure you are signed in and go to the page that needs to be updated.
+  - Click on the //Edit This Page //pencil icon on the right hand side.
+  - If you see a bunch of equal signs = and brackets [] {}, click on the //''Toggle syntax ⬌ visual editor'' //button.
+  - Make the change, just like you would when creating an email or editing a document.
+  - In the Edit summary, enter a short description of what you did, or just click the //Minor Changes //options if it was a minor change.
+  - Click the ''Save'' button. If it's disabled, see the previous step.
+  - Enjoy your success.
+If you are on a cell phone or small tablet, [[faqs:about_this_wiki:things_look_different_on_a_cell_phone|things look a lot different]]. We recommend that you make changes on a large screen or PC until you are really comfortable.
+===== Is there someplace I can try this out? =====
+Yes! Go to the [[playground:start|Playground]] page. You can make whatever changes you want to that page and it will not affect anything else. It's a great place to try things out and test things. If you see **Page locked**, that means the page is being edited by someone else. Give it an hour or so and try again.
+If you want to "clean up" the Playground page after some heavy testing, [[faqs:about_this_wiki:is_there_a_place_where_i_can_try_things_out#playground_clean_up|use these steps]].
+===== I can't find the edit icon! =====
+The //Edit This Page //pencil icon looks like this: {{faqs:about_this_wiki:button_edit_this_page.png?36}}
+If you don't see it, first take a look at the top of the page and confirm you are [[faqs:about_this_wiki:what_are_all_these_icons_stuff#top_right|Logged in:]].
+If you see the Edit Draft icon {{faqs:about_this_wiki:button_edit_draft.png?36}} it means that you made changes but did not saved them. Click on the Edit Draft icon and decide if you want to continue or not.
+===== Syntax vs. Visual WYSIWYG editor =====
+When you edit a page, this is the way the editor should look...
+{{ faqs:about_this_wiki:wysiwyg_editor.png?600 }}
+This is the Visual or [[wp>WYSIWYG|WYSIWYG]] editor.
+If it looks like this, you are using the default Syntax editor.
+{{ faqs:about_this_wiki:syntax_editor.png?600 }}
+Click the //''Toggle syntax ⬌ visual editor'' //button to switch to the Visual editor. Your work will not be lost.
+===== Please, Please, Please =====
+If you are editing a page and then decide not to make any changes, please click the ''Cancel'' button ( next to ''Save'' and ''Preview'' ). This allows the Wiki to release the hold you have on the page and allow others to edit it.
+If you don't click ''Save'' or ''Cancel'', it can take up to an hour or more before the page can be edited by anyone else.
+===== Next steps =====
+To learn more about editing, check out [[faqs:about_this_wiki:the_visual_editor]].
+If you have a question or a problem, please reach out to the [[people:wiki_admins|Wiki Admins]].