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=== Editing an existing reference ===
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| [[File:VisualEditor - Editing references 1.png|thumb|border|300px|center]]
| To edit an existing reference, click on it where it appears in the text (usually as a bracketed number). You will see either a "{{int:visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip}}" icon (bookmark) or an icon (and name) for the template that was used to create this reference. Clicking on this icon will open a dialog where you can edit the reference.
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| [[File:VisualEditor - Editing references 6.png|thumb|border|center|500px]]
| If what appears is the "{{int:visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip}}" icon, clicking on it opens the Reference dialog, where you can edit the reference's contents.
Many wikis use templates to format references automatically. If a template is used in your reference, then all the text in the template will be highlighted when you click on the reference information.
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If a template was used and you've clicked on information in that template, then the {{int:visualeditor-dialogbutton-template-tooltip}} icon (puzzle piece) will appear. Click on that to edit the content of the template, in the template mini-editor dialog.
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| [[File:VisualEditor - Editing References - Cite Web.png|thumb|border|center|300px]]
| If, instead of the "{{int:visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip}}" icon (bookmark), what appears when you click on a reference is an icon for a standard template for citations, clicking on that icon will take you directly to the template mini-editor dialog.
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| [[File:VisualEditor - Editing references 5.png|thumb|border|center|500px]]
| Inside the template mini-editor, you can add or remove types of information or change current content. Only fields (template parameters) that are used (have content) should be shown, initially. To add fields, click on "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-transclusion-add-param}}", which is at the very bottom of the mini-editor.
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| [[File:VisualEditor - Apply changes.png|thumb|border|center|150px]]
| Click on "{{int:visualeditor-dialog-action-apply}}" when you're done.
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=== Re-using an existing reference ===
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