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<p>Switch from [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Title bar|title bar]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]]; this takes you to the record's [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]. On loading, the [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]] displays the record with all [[Glossary#Information area|information areas]] closed; click on an [[Glossary#Information area|information area]] to access the [[Glossary#Field|fields]] grouped under it
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<p>Switch from [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] to [[Glossary#Edit mode|edit mode]] by clicking the [[Glossary#Title|title]] or [[Glossary#Edit button|edit button]]; this takes you to the record's [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]]. On loading, the [[Glossary#Edit page|edit page]] displays the record with all [[Glossary#Information area|information areas]] closed; click on an [[Glossary#Information area|information area]] to access the [[Glossary#Field|fields]] grouped under it
  
 
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<p>To discard all changes, click the "cancel" button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]]; ICA-AtoM returns you to [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]] with no changes saved
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<p>To save changes, click the "save" button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]]; ICA-AtoM commits the changes and returns to the page to [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]]
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<p>To save changes, click the "Save" button in the [[Glossary#Button block|button block]]; ICA-AtoM commits the changes and returns to the page to [[Glossary#View mode|view mode]]
  
 
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Main Page > User manual > UM-3 Add / edit content > UM-3.2 Add / edit authority records > UM-3.2.2 Edit an existing authority record


Edit an existing authority record
  1. Navigate to the authority record you want to edit

    For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see access content

  2. Switch from view mode to edit mode by clicking the title or edit button; this takes you to the record's edit page. On loading, the edit page displays the record with all information areas closed; click on an information area to access the fields grouped under it

  3. Add/revise data as required

  4. To discard all changes, click the "Cancel" button in the button block; ICA-AtoM returns you to view mode with no changes saved

  5. To save changes, click the "Save" button in the button block; ICA-AtoM commits the changes and returns to the page to view mode