Contribute to Docs Like A Microsoft Insider
summary
Demo-heavy walkthrough of the actual contributor workflow: fork, clone, create a working branch, rebase, push and open a PR; shows VS Code tips (rulers, markdown Reflow), Git habits, and how edits hit the site (publishes at 3 PM Pacific). Explains version folders for 5.1/7.x, how to sync edits across versions using Beyond Compare, and that updatable help is regenerated daily so fixes appear via update-help regen daily.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Contributing to Microsoft docs
- 1:28Why contribute to PowerShell docs
- 3:32Contribution process overview
- 7:54PowerShell docs platform changes
- 12:52Navigation and versioning in docs
- 15:01Submitting docs contributions
- 22:24GitHub workflow for contributions
- 26:22Fixing confusing documentation
- 33:54Making changes in VS Code
- 38:34Updating multiple versions
- 40:22Syncing versions with Beyond Compare
- 43:18Contributor benefits and recognition
- 45:02Community blog and Q&A
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