{"id":157413,"date":"2020-02-19T08:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T13:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wordsmyth.net\/?p=157413"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:23:51","slug":"what-does-the-unsaved-icon-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/2020\/02\/19\/what-does-the-unsaved-icon-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the \u201cunsaved\u201d icon mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/unsaved.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157414\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you edit an existing word list but didn\u2019t click the \u201cpreview and save\u201d button, you will see this button next to your list in \u201cMy Word Lists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.wordsmyth.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen_Shot_2020-01-17_at_11_51_14_AM-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157412\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It means that we noticed you made some changes but you didn\u2019t directly confirm the changes. 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