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To edit an existing reference, click on the ^{<nowiki>[number]</nowiki>} where it appears in the text. You will see either a "{{int[[File:visualeditor-dialogbutton-OOjs UI icon reference.svg|class=skin-tooltip}}invert|link=|alt=]] "Reference icon (bookmark)", or anthe icon (and name) for the template that was used to create this reference. Clicking onthe this icon"{{int:visualeditor-contextitemwidget-label-secondary}}" willbutton openopens a "template mini-editor" dialog where you can edit the informationforinformation for that reference.

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If, instead of the "{{int:visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip}}" icon (bookmark), what appears when you click on a reference is an icon for a standard template for citations, clicking on that icon will take you directly to the template mini-editor dialog.

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Inside the template mini-editor, you change the information in fields by typing in the boxes.

To add a new piece of information (for example, the publication date), clickselect onit "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-transclusion-add-param}}", which is atin the very bottom of theleft mini-editorcolumn.

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When you're done editing the reference, click "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-apply}}". Remember, you'll still need to then [[Help:Introduction_to_editing_(VE)/4|save your changes]]!

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