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[[File:VisualEditor toolbar-en.png|frameless|center|700px|alt=Screenshot of the VisualEditor toolbar]]

Once you're happy with your changes, it's time to '''savepublish them''' (the same as saving). When you savepublish your edits, they ''immediately'' change the Wikipedia page you were editing. (toTo cancel your edits, just close your browser window) without clicking 'Publish changes'.

When you're done editing, click the blue {{menu icon blue|Save page}} button in the toolbar This will open a dialog box where you should [[Help:edit summary|summarise your edits]]. This summary helps other editors understand what you've changed.

When you're done editing, click the blue {{menu icon blueButton|Save page{{int:Publishchanges}}|bgcolor2=#BBE}} button in the toolbar. This will open a dialog box where you should [[Help:edit summary|summarise your edits]]. This summary helps other editors understand what you've changed, and why.

[[File:VisualEditor save dialog-en.png|frameless|border|center|500px]]

If you just made uncontroversial spelling or formatting changes, marking your editing as [[Help:Minor_edit|minor]] can be helpful to other editors (this option isn't available unless you're logged in). Also, if you want to be notified of further changes to the page, you can and add it to your [[Help:watchlist|{{int:mywatchlist}}]] (again, only available to those who are logged in).

The "{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-review}}" button shows you the [[Wiki markup]] source code for the changes you've made, if you want to check. The "{{int:Visualeditor-savedialog-label-resume-editing}}" button returns you to the page you were editing, where you can make more changes (you can save all of your edits later).

The "{{Button|{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-review}}"}} button shows you the [[Wiki markup]] source code for the changes you've made, if you want to check. The "{{Button|{{int:Visualeditor-savedialog-label-resume-editing}}"}} button returns you to the page you were editing, where you can make more changes (you can savepublish all of your edits later).

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