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# Two ways to edit: on the page or in the page settings window

> Change what visitors see right on the page, or open a page's settings for everything else.

You can change a page in two places. Most of the time you edit **on the page** itself, and you see exactly what visitors will see. For page-wide details, such as the page's title, its address, its SEO or its fonts, you open the page settings window.

 **Who can do this:** anyone who can edit the page.

## The idea

**On the page** is where you shape what visitors see. You sign in, open the page on your site, and choose **Edit** in the edit bar at the top. Then you work on the page directly.

Select a section to edit it, move it or remove it. When you edit a section, the section editor opens beside the page, and the page updates as you type.

**The page settings window** holds the settings that apply to the whole page: its title, its web address, its SEO, and page-wide looks such as fonts.

To open it, choose **More Options** (⋯) in the edit bar, then **Edit**. The window's title starts with **Edit**, for example **Edit Home**. Its **Page Sections** tab lists the page's sections as an outline, and some pages keep extra content there.

![Editing on the page: Parker's About page with a Media + Text section selected and its editor open beside the page, the page showing the change.](https://mintcdn.com/fetchski-attract-api/DSJs5HmTF1-gpNT3/images/cms/guides/build-pages/two-ways-to-edit/guides-build-pages-two-ways-on-page-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=DSJs5HmTF1-gpNT3\&q=85\&s=e540fa605aad1f1929fcb8c8ffd4a6eb)

Editing on the page: the section editor opens beside the live page.

![The page settings window for the same page (title "Edit Default Page"), open on the Basics tab, with the tab list (Basics, SEO, Fonts, Footer, Page Sections, Coming Soon) ringed.](https://mintcdn.com/fetchski-attract-api/DSJs5HmTF1-gpNT3/images/cms/guides/build-pages/two-ways-to-edit/guides-build-pages-two-ways-page-settings-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=DSJs5HmTF1-gpNT3\&q=85\&s=823c0af3b55b8bd3e231ac7ae9790551)

The page settings window holds the settings for the whole page.

## When to choose which

| You want to… | Use |
| - | - |
| Change a headline, a photo or a button | **On the page** |
| Add, move or remove a section | **On the page** |
| See exactly what visitors will see as you work | **On the page** |
| Rename the page or change its web address | the page settings window → **Basics** |
| Change the page's SEO title, description or sharing image | the page settings window → **SEO** |
| Use a different typeface for this page only | the page settings window → **Fonts** |
| See every section on a long page at a glance | the page settings window → **Page Sections** |

Edit on the page when you're changing one section. Use the page settings window for settings that apply to the whole page.

## A short example

Parker's Puppy Playland is starting a summer puppy social.

1. Jordan opens the **About Us** page on the site and chooses **Edit** in the edit bar. Jordan selects the **Page Header** at the top and chooses **Edit** (the pencil) in its side toolbar. In the section editor, Jordan changes the headline to "Summer socials are back". The page updates beside the editor.
2. Jordan selects the section above the new one's spot. Jordan chooses the round **+** button (**Add Content**) on its bottom edge and adds a **Final CTA** with a "Book a social" button.
3. Jordan opens the page settings window (**More Options** → **Edit**), goes to the **SEO** tab, and updates the page's description for search results.
4. Jordan publishes the page.

Steps 1 and 2 change sections, so they happen on the page. Step 3 is a page-wide setting, so it happens in the page settings window.

## Good to know

* **Both ways edit the same draft.** A change you make in one shows in the other. Nothing is live until you publish.
* **Most animations don't play while you're signed in.** Sections that fade in or count up as you scroll show finished, so nothing hides while you work. Visitors see the animations. Scrolling strips and carousels, such as moving logos, still move.
* **Some pages have extra tabs.** The blog page, for example, has tabs for its post list.

## Related

> [card] [Add, move and remove sections](https://docs.fetchski-attract.com/guides/build-pages/add-move-remove-sections.md)
>
> build a page on the page.

> [card] [Pages and the page tree](https://docs.fetchski-attract.com/guides/build-pages/pages-and-the-page-tree.md)
>
> create and organize pages.

> [card] [Page SEO](https://docs.fetchski-attract.com/guides/build-pages/page-seo.md)
>
> the SEO tab, field by field.

> [card] [Drafts, publishing and scheduling](https://docs.fetchski-attract.com/guides/build-pages/publish-and-schedule.md)
>
> make it live.


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