# Editing Incidents

1. From the **Incident Information** page, select the '**Edit Incident**' button  
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2. Enter or change any new information, then select '**Update Incident Details**'  
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3. Select '**View Incident**' to return to the **Incident Information** page  
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4. There are other options listed down the side bar. An explanation for each button is below:  
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    Close Incident - Select this button to toggle the incident between Closed and Open.  
    Edit Incident - Select this button to toggle between viewing and editing the incident.  
    Distribute Incident - Select this button to create a distribution report. This locks the incident from being edited.  
    Email Incident - Select this button to generate an email about the incident.  
    Download Incident - Select this button to download a PDF copy of the incident. This locks the incident from being further edited.  
    Toggle Read Status - Select this button to toggle the read status from '**unread**' to '**read**' or '**read**' to '**unread**'