# Editing custom help

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Custom help can only be edited by a Registry Administrator.
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Registry Administrators can configure the help text that appears when users select the question mark beside a metadata item field from an item page or a respective item editor (below). For fields that are shared by multiple metadata item types, this help text can be configured on a per-item-type basis.

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## How to edit custom help

1. Select 'Aristotle Cloud Dashboard' from the dashboard side panel.

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2. Select 'Edit custom help'.

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3. Navigate to the metadata item type you wish to add custom help text to a field of, and select 'Add' or 'Edit' from its row.

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4. Navigate to any field(s) that you wish to customise the help text for, and populate the corresponding field with your desired help text.

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**Note:** Any fields left blank will still use their default ISO 11179 definition.

5. Navigate to and select 'Save Custom Help' once satisfied. The custom help text will be applied.

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