> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stage.systems/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit mode

> Switch on Edit, click into the page, and publish when you are done. What you can click, and what happens when two people edit at once.

Edit mode turns the live page into the editor. Nothing moves and nothing changes shape. Text gets a faint outline when you hover, images become clickable, and sections you can add to grow a tab on the right edge.

## Starting

Press **Edit** in the bottom-left bar.

<Note>
  If the bar says editing is off, an admin can switch it on under Settings, then General.
</Note>

## What you can click

| Click                             | Then                                                         |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Text                              | Type. Select words to make them bold, italic or a link       |
| An image or video                 | Pick another from the library, upload one, or generate one   |
| A date                            | Pick from a calendar                                         |
| The tab on a section's right edge | Add an item, open the section's settings, or use its actions |
| The **×** on an item              | Remove it                                                    |
| The handle on an item             | Drag to reorder                                              |
| The cog in the bar                | Page settings: title, description and social image           |

Changes show in place as you make them. Nothing is live until you publish.

## Finishing

* **Publish** makes your changes live. It asks once to confirm. See [Publishing](/editing/publishing).
* **Cancel** throws away everything since you pressed Edit. It asks first if you have changes.

<Tip>
  **Articles and forms save as you go** Their bar reads **Done** instead of Cancel, and undo works with the usual shortcut. Nothing shows on the site until you publish.
</Tip>

## Two people at once

Other members on the same page show as initials in the top bar. Hover one to see which field they are on.

* If you both change **different** parts of a page, both changes are kept.
* If you both change the **same** field, Stage stops and tells you someone else saved first. Reload the page and make your change again.

## Requests

The **Request** pill is for anything you cannot change yourself: a new section, a layout change, a bug. Click anywhere on the page to drop a pin, write the note, and send. It reaches the team who built the site with the page and the exact spot attached.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Text, links and images" href="/editing/text-and-images">
    Formatting, links, swapping pictures.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Adding, reordering and removing" href="/editing/structure">
    Lists on the page.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publishing" href="/editing/publishing">
    What Publish does, and what to do when it fails.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>