# Editing a Report

## Editing from the Readout Tab

<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 1:</mark> From the Reports module home page, click **Readout** under the "Actions" column of the report to edit.&#x20;

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<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 2:</mark> From the Readout tab, click **Edit/Comment**.

{% hint style="info" %}
If no report narrative was added when the report was created and no findings with narratives were added, editing from this tab will not be possible as the button will not exist. The user must first go to the **Narrative** tab and enter content or add findings.
{% endhint %}

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<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 3:</mark> Modify the content as needed. All changes are autosaved.

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{% hint style="info" %}
This page does not allow editing of headings, and some other functionality is limited. As such, editing from the **Narratives** tab is recommended.
{% endhint %}

## Editing from the Narrative Tab

<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 1:</mark> From the Reports module home page, click **Readout** under the "Actions" column of the report to edit.&#x20;

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<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 2:</mark> Click the **Narrative** tab.

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<mark style="background-color:yellow;">Step 3:</mark> Edit the text and titles as desired. Additional functionality exists, such as adding from NarratviesDB, creating a custom section, or leaving comments.

{% hint style="info" %}
For more details on tracking changes and adding comments in the rich-text field, visit the [Collaborative Editing](https://docs.plextrac.com/plextrac-documentation/product-documentation/reports/findings/collaborative-editing) page.
{% endhint %}

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