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Your First Edit

A hands-on walkthrough to make your first content change.

Let’s make your first edit! We’ll update a heading on an existing page so you can see how the Visual Editor works.

  1. Log in to CloudCannon and open the Dashboard.

  2. Click Pages in the left sidebar.

  3. Navigate to Services and click on any service page (e.g., “Air Freight”).

  4. The page opens in the Visual Editor. You’ll see the live preview of the page.

  5. Hover over the main heading in the text area below the hero banner. You should see it highlighted, indicating it’s editable.

    Hovering over an editable heading shows a highlight border

  6. Click the heading to start editing. Type your change.

    Editing a heading inline in the Visual Editor

  7. Click the Save button in the top toolbar (or press Ctrl+S / Cmd+S).

  8. Your change is saved! The preview updates to show your edit.

Now that you’ve made your first edit, explore these guides to learn more: