Editing Project:Observatory Users Manual (section)

==== Saving changes during an Edit Together session ====
19. The User who wishes to Save can click the “Save” button at top right the way we would for regular “Edit” (i.e., “Visual edit” or “Edit with form”) modes.
 
* Click the “Save” button a second time in the pop-up (fill in an explanation summarizing what changed, if you wish, in the text box).
* You will briefly see a mint green “Page saved” notification at the top right of your screen once the Save is successful (you will remain in Edit Together mode until you click the “leave” button):
 
[[File:Edit Together Page Saved notification.png]]
 
 

20. The agreed-upon designated User with Save responsibility (usually an administrator) should Save periodically to avoid losing desired changes (every few hours), just as we would with a regular page Edit.
 
21. Note that after Saving:
 
* Users logged into the Editorial site can see the Saved edits.
** However, the public ''cannot'' see the changes until the page is (Published if it has not already been, and) subsequently Pushed by an administrator.
* The page History (accessible by Users logged into the Editorial site) will reflect the changes made in the normal way. The changes are primarily attributed to the User who Saved, with other User(s) who was/were in that Edit Together session appearing after (“Tag: collab-edit”).
 
[[File:Edit Together History.png]]
 
22. Note also that after Saving, the Edit Together session is not closed, and all participants can continue editing.
 
* This means subsequent changes desired to appear on the page need to be Saved again (if you exit the page without Saving, they will not be recovered).
* The page History will reflect each Save for Edit Together mode as it would with normal editing.
 
23. For the changes to appear on a Published page to the Public, the page must be subsequently '''Pushed''' by an administrator (only if the page is set to Published; we don’t Push Drafts)—this is only when all desired edits during the Edit Together session have been Saved by any party and they communicate via email or some other external method that they agree they are done with their Edit Together session.