# Editing content
## How to edit an item
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This help applies to logged in users with permission to edit metadata.
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1\. When viewing an item, click the 'Actions' button in the top right of the screen to open the Actions menu, then select 'Open item editor'.
2\. You will be taken to the item editor. From here, you can edit any aspect of an item.
3\. Once you're done editing the item you can add in a change message. If you do not add in a change message an automatic message will be used and displayed on the item page.
4\. Don't forget to save by selecting the  button at the bottom of the page.
5\. Once the item is saved, you will be taken back to the item page where you can see the update from the 'History' tab on the page and that the item was updated in the item box next to 'Last updated.
