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title: How to Update Menu Item Descriptions
description: Update your menu item descriptions with this step by step guide.
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# How to Update Menu Item Descriptions

## Update your menu item descriptions with this step by step guide.

1. Go to 'Appearance'.  
   ![ae5685a3-c200-4412-a17f-17f5cd12c794](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ae5685a3-c200-4412-a17f-17f5cd12c794.png?width=500&height=350&name=ae5685a3-c200-4412-a17f-17f5cd12c794.png)
2. Click 'Menus'.  
   ![d3aa3cdd-eb8d-49f9-9a16-2cf8146642bd](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/d3aa3cdd-eb8d-49f9-9a16-2cf8146642bd.png?width=500&height=350&name=d3aa3cdd-eb8d-49f9-9a16-2cf8146642bd.png)
3. Choose the menu that you wish to make changes to (the 'Header Menu' is the main menu).  
   ![6163ce7c-8fb2-4cd7-a9a3-2cbed5dbf5e8](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6163ce7c-8fb2-4cd7-a9a3-2cbed5dbf5e8.png?width=500&height=350&name=6163ce7c-8fb2-4cd7-a9a3-2cbed5dbf5e8.png)
4. Choose the menu item you wish to edit.  
   ![34b24ec4-37f5-4470-9e0b-5699dfe93625](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/34b24ec4-37f5-4470-9e0b-5699dfe93625.png?width=688&height=481&name=34b24ec4-37f5-4470-9e0b-5699dfe93625.png)
5. Click the arrow to edit the menu item.  
   ![a045389f-9f24-4900-974d-870efb537f0e](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a045389f-9f24-4900-974d-870efb537f0e.png?width=500&height=350&name=a045389f-9f24-4900-974d-870efb537f0e.png)
6. Edit the descriptions and other details of the menu item.  
   ![a3d089ee-8ad3-4ea1-90d0-438c4269e2aa](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a3d089ee-8ad3-4ea1-90d0-438c4269e2aa.png?width=500&height=350&name=a3d089ee-8ad3-4ea1-90d0-438c4269e2aa.png)
7. Save your changes by clicking on the 'Save Menu' button located at the bottom-right corner of the screen.  
   ![52efc10e-3460-4325-bed3-2e8db022d1a3](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/52efc10e-3460-4325-bed3-2e8db022d1a3.png?width=500&height=350&name=52efc10e-3460-4325-bed3-2e8db022d1a3.png)

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If you cannot see the description field when you open the menu, follow these steps:

1\. Click 'Screen Options' on the top right of the screen.

![a509d03c-bb0f-4fcd-98d3-9b6f9061ec4c](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a509d03c-bb0f-4fcd-98d3-9b6f9061ec4c.png?width=500&height=350&name=a509d03c-bb0f-4fcd-98d3-9b6f9061ec4c.png)

2\. Tick the checkbox for 'Description'.

![4f435ed6-984c-4d82-82b6-af299fcdb431](https://academy.applyflow.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4f435ed6-984c-4d82-82b6-af299fcdb431.png?width=500&height=350&name=4f435ed6-984c-4d82-82b6-af299fcdb431.png)

 

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