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How to Edit a Reddit Post on PC or Mac

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Last Updated: July 18, 2022 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to edit one of your previous text posts and change its body text on Reddit, using a desktop internet browser.

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Go to your Reddit profile.

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This takes you to your own profile, where you'll find your posting overview.

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2

Find the comment you want to edit.

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You can also edit the posts you've created by switching to the POSTS tab.

3

Click the three dots on the comment.

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A menu will expand.

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Click the "Edit" option."

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This opens your post for editing. You can now use all of the available editing tools to make changes to your original post.
- You can't edit the title of a post. If you've made a mistake in your post title, you can delete the post, and make a new one on the same subreddit.
- You can only edit text posts. Reddit doesn't allow you to edit an image you've previously posted.

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Edit and save your post.

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When you're finished making changes, click Save Changes . The new version of your comment will now appear on its original post.

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