# Update a published Confluence page after editing it

To update a published Confluence page after editing it, open the source page, select the **Publishing** byline item, which shows **Outdated** or **Moved**, and select **Update**. The existing copy in the target space is overwritten with a new version; no second copy is made. To update many pages, use the Dashboard.

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## Before you start

* The page has been published before.
* You can edit the page and manual publishing is allowed.

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## Steps

1. Open the edited page in the source space.
2. Select the **Publishing** item in the byline. It reads **Outdated** after an edit or **Moved** after a move.
3. Select **Update**, add a comment if asked, and confirm.
4. To update every outdated page, open the Publishing space page and select the **Update** button next to Outdated on the **Dashboard**.

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## What happens next

The copy gets a new version with your changes, and moves to its new parent if the source moved. The byline returns to **Published**. If someone edited the copy directly in the target space, the source shows **Desynced**; updating overwrites their changes.

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## Related

### [What re-publishing does](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/what-re-publishing-does.html)

Exactly what an update changes.

### [Page statuses](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/page-statuses.html)

Outdated, Moved and Out of sync.

### [Bulk publish Confluence pages](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/bulk-publish-confluence-pages.html)

Update many pages at once.

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_Edit the draft, update the copy._