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This article explains how to find and use the '''page history''' of an article or image.
This article explains how to find and use the '''page history''' of an article or image.


==Accessing and using==
==Accessing and using==
To access the page history, simply click the "View history" button that is present at the top of all pages, next to the "edit" button or, if the user is not logged in, the "read" button. You will see a list of the latest edits made to that page. The page history will tell you a number of things:
To access the page history, simply click the "View History" button that is present at the top of all pages, next to the "Edit" button or, if the user is not logged in, the "Log in to Edit" button. You will see a list of the latest edits made to that page. The page history will tell you a number of things:
#Firstly, the time and date when that particular edit was made.
#Firstly, the time and date when that particular edit was made.
#Who made the edit, with a link to their profile, talk page and a list of their contributions.
#Who made the edit, with a link to their profile, talk page and a list of their contributions.
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All versions (revisions) of all pages are saved on the wiki. This makes it possible to compare different versions and restore (revert) older ones should this be needed. If you want to see more in detail what a person changed on the page, you can '''compare''' the new version to the old one.  
All versions (revisions) of all pages are saved on the wiki. This makes it possible to compare different versions and restore (revert) older ones should this be needed. If you want to see more in detail what a person changed on the page, you can '''compare''' the new version to the old one.  


To compare two different revisions you need to use the check circles that are to the left in the list. Just click on the circles of the two versions you want to compare, the newest version and the version before that will be selected by default. Then, click the "Compare selected revisions" button.
To compare two different revisions you need to use the check radio buttons that are to the left in the list. Just click on the radio buttons of the two versions you want to compare, the newest version and the version before that will be selected by default. Then, click the "Compare selected revisions" button.


The Wiki will now generate a list of all changes between the two revisions for you. All the words that are marked in red are the ones that were somehow changed from the old to the new version.
The wiki will now generate a list of all changes between the two revisions for you. All the words that are marked in red are the ones that were somehow changed from the old to the new version.


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