Help:Reverting edits - Revision history

Reshma P. Shetty at 17:27, 21 March 2007

Reshma P. Shetty — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:27:12 GMT

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	Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).		Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).

Austin J. Che at 18:26, 30 January 2007

Austin J. Che — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:26:58 GMT

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	#Click on the [[Image:Historytab.png]] tab at the top of the page.		#Click on the [[Image:Historytab.png]] tab at the top of the page.
	#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.		#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.
-	#Click the ~~circle~~ next to the version of the page that you ~~wish~~ to ~~revert back to.~~	+	#Click the (last) link next to the version of the page that you want to undo the edits of.
-	~~#Click~~ the ~~[[Image:Compareselectedversionsbutton.png]] button~~.	+	#You will see the difference between that version and the version before it.
-	#You will see the difference between ~~the current~~ version and the ~~selected older~~ version.	+	#Click the (undo) link on the right column to try to undo that edit applied to the current version.
-	#Click the ~~[[Image:Rollbacklink.png]]~~ link on the ~~current version~~ column to ~~rollback~~ to the ~~older~~ version.	+
		+	Note that this only works if the change can be merged into the current version of the page.

	==Alternative==		==Alternative==
-	An alternative is to edit and save an old version of a page. However, it is probably preferable to ~~rollback to the old version first~~ and then edit the page.	+	An alternative is to edit and save an old version of a page. However, if possible, it is probably preferable to undo undesired edits and then edit the page.

	#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.		#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.

Reshma P. Shetty at 15:36, 20 June 2006

Reshma P. Shetty — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:36:28 GMT

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	#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.		#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.
	#Click the circle next to the version of the page that you wish to revert back to.		#Click the circle next to the version of the page that you wish to revert back to.
-	#Click the ~~compare selected versions~~ button.	+	#Click the [[Image:Compareselectedversionsbutton.png]] button.
	#You will see the difference between the current version and the selected older version.		#You will see the difference between the current version and the selected older version.
-	#Click the ~~rollback~~ link on the current version column to rollback to the older version.	+	#Click the [[Image:Rollbacklink.png]] link on the current version column to rollback to the older version.

	==Alternative==		==Alternative==
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	#Click the time and date stamp link for the version of the page just before the edit you want to undo.		#Click the time and date stamp link for the version of the page just before the edit you want to undo.
	#Click the [[Image:EditButton.jpg]] tab at the top of the page.		#Click the [[Image:EditButton.jpg]] tab at the top of the page.
-	#Click [[Image:ShowPreviewButton.jpg]] to view and confirm the version of the page you wish to restore	+	#Click the [[Image:ShowPreviewButton.jpg]] button to view and confirm the version of the page you wish to restore
-	#Click [[Image:SavePageButton.jpg]] to save the current version of the page (thereby undoing all future edits). It is generally a good idea to put a short note in the ~~'''Summary~~:~~'''~~ box explaining why you reverted the edit.	+	#Click the [[Image:SavePageButton.jpg]] button to save the current version of the page (thereby undoing all future edits). It is generally a good idea to put a short note in the [[Image:Summarybox.png]] box explaining why you reverted the edit.

Austin J. Che at 14:55, 20 June 2006

Austin J. Che — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:55:49 GMT

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	Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).		Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).
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		+	#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.
		+	#Click on the [[Image:Historytab.png]] tab at the top of the page.
		+	#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.
		+	#Click the circle next to the version of the page that you wish to revert back to.
		+	#Click the compare selected versions button.
		+	#You will see the difference between the current version and the selected older version.
		+	#Click the rollback link on the current version column to rollback to the older version.
		+
		+	==Alternative==
		+	An alternative is to edit and save an old version of a page. However, it is probably preferable to rollback to the old version first and then edit the page.

	#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.		#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.

Skosuri at 14:35, 20 June 2006

Skosuri — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:35:28 GMT

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	#Click the time and date stamp link for the version of the page just before the edit you want to undo.		#Click the time and date stamp link for the version of the page just before the edit you want to undo.
	#Click the [[Image:EditButton.jpg]] tab at the top of the page.		#Click the [[Image:EditButton.jpg]] tab at the top of the page.
-	#Click [[Image:ShowPreviewButton.jpg]] to view the ~~current~~ version of the page ~~(and confirm that is the version~~ you wish to restore).	+	#Click [[Image:ShowPreviewButton.jpg]] to view and confirm the version of the page you wish to restore
	#Click [[Image:SavePageButton.jpg]] to save the current version of the page (thereby undoing all future edits). It is generally a good idea to put a short note in the '''Summary:''' box explaining why you reverted the edit.		#Click [[Image:SavePageButton.jpg]] to save the current version of the page (thereby undoing all future edits). It is generally a good idea to put a short note in the '''Summary:''' box explaining why you reverted the edit.

Reshma P. Shetty at 01:15, 20 June 2006

Reshma P. Shetty — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:15:15 GMT

New page

Occasionally, edits to pages in OpenWetWare are made which are incorrect or should not have been done. Fortunately, undoing edits is simple in a wiki. Here are some simple instructions on how to undo edits (also called reverting to a previous version of the page).

#Go to the page whose edit you would like to undo.
#Click on the [[Image:Historytab.png]] tab at the top of the page.
#You'll now be viewing the revision history of the page.
#Click the time and date stamp link for the version of the page just before the edit you want to undo.
#Click the [[Image:EditButton.jpg]] tab at the top of the page.
#Click [[Image:ShowPreviewButton.jpg]] to view the current version of the page (and confirm that is the version you wish to restore).
#Click [[Image:SavePageButton.jpg]] to save the current version of the page (thereby undoing all future edits). It is generally a good idea to put a short note in the '''Summary:''' box explaining why you reverted the edit.