# Editing or deleting an existing Guide

## **Editing a guide**

1. From the Guides page, click **Edit** on the guide you want to amend

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Here you can:&#x20;

• Rename a guide, \
• Change the initial URL that you are navigated to when you open the Editor \
• Add or change the guide description&#x20;

***Note:** We recommend you provide a brief description of the guides as they will be easier to track.*

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• Under the **Rules** tab, define rules to be applied to the guides, which will be shown to either the visitors or the users of your application \
\&#xNAN;*Info For further details , refer to the Getting Started - **Guide Rules** module* \
• Under the **General** tab, turn Unpublished Mode on or off. All new guides are automatically set as Unpublished.

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The following options are available when clicking on the **Ellipsis (…)**

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## **Deleting a guide**

1. From the Guides page, click **Delete** on the guide you want to remove
2. In the popup box, confirm the request by clicking the **Delete** button

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***Note:** You can stop the guide’s deletion by selecting **Cancel** in the popup box. Once a guide is deleted, there is no way to restore it, so take care when choosing which guides you want to remove.*
