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Have you sent a message to another wikiHow user but then realised that you made a mistake? Don't worry -- you can still edit your talk page message to another wikiHow user after sending it.

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Steps

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    Navigate to the talk page of the user to whom you sent the message.
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  2. Edit Your Message to a wikiHow User After Sending It Step 2.jpg
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    Click the Edit button on the top left.
  3. Edit Your Message to a wikiHow User After Sending It Step 3.jpg
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    Find your message by looking out for your username. Scroll down till you find it. It should look like the image below.
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    Edit your message.
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    Add a summary like 'Editing my message' in the summary space so that your edit does not get rolled back by a patroller.
    Edit Your Message to a wikiHow User After Sending It Step 5.jpg
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    Click the 'Publish' button.
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Tips

  • Try to get your message right the first time so that you don't need to do this.

Warnings

  • Don't mess with the formatting unless you know what you're doing. Messing around with the html tags can completely ruin your message.

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