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How to Use the Quick Edit Tool on Recent Changes Patrol
RC Patrol is an essential part of wikiHow's quality control processes; patrollers review each new edit to make sure that it helps improve wikiHow. While it's easy to revert vandalism, frequently people add content that is helpful, but has problems such as misspellings or formatting issues. Fortunately, these small issues can be fixed easily – and without leaving the patrolling flow – by using the "Quick edit" feature. Here's how.
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Steps
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1Patrol some Recent Changes. You can only access the quick edit feature via the RC patrol screen.Ad -
2Find an edit that needs some improvement. This should not take long. -
3Click on "Quick Edit" to open the article for editing. -
4Make your edits. Because the Quick Edit tool uses the advanced editor and a smaller window than usual, it is best for small changes. -
5Save your changes. If you make big changes, you may wish to use preview first. -
6Mark the edit patrolled. The yellow box will notify you that your changes have been saved and you can move on. If the editor made a helpful edit, use the "quick note" feature to send a personal thanks.Ad
Tips
- Remember: Reverts Hurt – Look to improve or incorporate good faith edits into the article rather than roll them back.
- Click "Full Edit" to open the article for editing as usual and make more significant changes.
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