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Once you're happy with your changes, it's time to '''save''' them! WhenAny you'reedits done editing, click the blue {{menu icon blue|Save page}} button in the toolbar. Ifthat you have made no changes, the buttonsave will be disabled (grayed out). To cancel all your editing changes, just closeinstantly youruploaded browserto windowWikipedia.

Pressing the green "{{int:visualeditor-toolbar-savedialog}}" button opens a dialog. You can then enter a brief summary of your actions, mark your edit as minor, and add the page to your {{int:mywatchlist}}. The box for the summary is the equivalent of the {{int:summary}} field in the wikitext editor.

When you're done editing, click the blue {{menu icon blue|Save page}} button in the toolbar (to cancel your edits, just close your browser window). This will open up a dialog box so that you can summarise your edits. The one-sentence summary of your changes helps other editors understand what you've done.

You can also review your changes using the "{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-review}}" button to be sure they will work as intended before saving your changes. This is similar to the "{{int:showdiff}}" button in the wikitext editor.

The "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-cancel}}" button returns you to the page you were editing. You can save all of your changes later.

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You can also mark your edits as [[Help:Minor_edit|minor]] if they are uncontroversial spelling or formatting changes. If you want to be notified of further changes to the page, you can and add it to your {{int:mywatchlist}}.

You can also review your changes using theThe "{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-review}}" button shows you the [[Wiki markup]] source code for the changes you've made if you want to check.to be sure they will work as intended before saving your changes. This is similar to the "{{int:showdiff}}" button in the wikitext editor.

The "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-cancel}}" button returns you to the page you were editing. You can save all of your changes later.

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