documentation-contribution.md

# Documentation Contribution<a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001053069234"></a>

You are welcome to make contributions to documentation. You can offer your feedback and contributions in various ways. You can evaluate available documents, make simple modifications, provide feedback on document quality, and contribute your original content.

Excellent contributors will be awarded and the contributions will be publicized in the developer community.

-   [Contribution Method](#section5723203852414)
-   [Writing Instructions](writing-instructions.md)

## Content Copyright<a name="section87752266272"></a>

The content and pictures submitted by users must be original content and must not infringe others' intellectual property rights.

OpenHarmony has the right to modify the content that is adopted according to the community regulations and specifications.

## License<a name="section460934180"></a>

[Creative Commons License version 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode)

## Contribution Method<a name="section5723203852414"></a>

## Simple Modification<a name="section1433285372417"></a>

You can perform the following steps to modify a document or supplement some content:

1.  In the upper right corner of the document page, click  **Edit**  to go to the source file page in the Gitee project.
2.  On the page of the source file in  **.md**  format, click  **Edit**  to modify or supplement the file.
3.  After the modification, click  **Preview**  to confirm the modification result.
4.  Enter your comments and supplementary information in the  **Extended Information**  text box and click  **Submit**.

    The document team will review your modifications and update the file content accordingly. You will be appreciated for your support and contributions for the OpenHarmony documentation.


For more information, see  [Contribution Process](contribution-process.md).

## Feedback on Documentation<a name="section133341053162416"></a>

High-quality feedback helps us continuously improve the documents. The more detailed information you provide, the more helpful it is for us to solve problems.

1.  On the Gitee page, click the  **Issue**  tab. On the displayed page, click  **New issue**. Then enter the issue title and issue details.
2.  Click  **New**  to submit the issue. The document team will confirm the issue.

>![](public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif) **NOTE:** 
>**How can I provide a high-quality issue?**
>-   Provide a clear description of the issue, including the missing, outdated, incorrect, or to-be-improved content.
>-   Explain the impact of this issue on users.
>-   Limit the scope of the given issue to a specific task. If many fields are involved, break the issue down into smaller ones. For example, "Documents need to be optimized" is a broad issue, whereas "XX development guide lacks introduction to step XXX" is specific and operable.
>-   Search the list of existing issues to see if any related or similar issues have been submitted.
>-   If an issue is associated with another issue or a pull request, you can use its full URL or PR number with the number sign \(\#\) to reference it.

## Content Creation<a name="section12616152517159"></a>

You are encouraged to summarize experience and create technical content during learning and development to help more developers quickly get started. Tutorials and FAQs are recommended. The following templates are for reference:

-   [Tutorial: Title \(Task Name\)](tutorial-title-(task-name).md)
-   [Title \(Briefly Describe the Key Information of the Issue.\)](title-(briefly-describe-the-key-information-of-the-issue-).md)

The writing templates are archived in the  **contribute**  folder in the  **Docs**  repository.