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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-3 | UM-3 Add / edit content]] > [[UM-3.3|UM-3.3 Add / edit archival institutions]] > UM-3.3.2 Edit an existing archival institution
 
  
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1. Navigate to the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] you want to edit.
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*For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see in this manual: [[UM-4|Access content]].
 
  
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<p>Navigate to the [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]] you want to edit.
  
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2. Switch from [[View mode|view mode]] to [[Edit mode|edit mode]] by clicking the [[Record title bar]] or [[Edit button]]; this takes you to the record's [[Edit screen]]. On loading, the [[Edit screen]] displays the record with all [[Area of description|areas of description]] closed; click on an [[Area of description|area]] to access the [[Field|fields]] grouped under it.
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<p>For more information on navigation in ICA-AtoM, see [[access content]].
  
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3. Add / revise data as required.
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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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*See ''Data entry'' pages (UM-3.3.4 - UM-3.3.8) for detailed explanations and notes on fields.
 
  
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4. To discard all changes, click the [[Cancel button]] in the [[Button block]]; ICA-AtoM returns you to [[View mode|view mode]] ([[View screen]]), with no changes saved.
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5. To save changes, click the [[Save button]] in the [[Button block]]; ICA-AtoM commits the changes and re-loads the page.
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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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*Note that re-loading the page causes all [[Area of description|areas of description]] to '''close'''; this behaviour will be revised in a future release (post-1.0 beta) of ICA-AtoM (e.g. page will stay open as it was before save).
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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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Edit an existing archival institution record

  1. Navigate to the archival institution 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 bar 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.

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