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tritemio committed Jun 27, 2015
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Expand Up @@ -104,27 +104,29 @@ Then follow these steps:
*Cell -> Run All*.

- To restart the :ref:`kernel` (i.e. the computational engine), click on the menu
*Kernel -> Restart*.
*Kernel -> Restart*. This can be useful to start over a computation from
scratch (e.g. variables are deleted, open files are closed, etc...).

.. note::

Modifications to the notebooks are automatically saved every
few minutes. It is suggested that you make a copy of the
original notebook document (menu *File -> Make a copy ...*) and make
modifications on the copy.
few minutes. To avoid modifying the original notebook, make a
copy of the notebook document (menu *File -> Make a copy ...*) and
save the modifications on the copy.

.. note::

Closing the browser will not shut down the :ref:`kernel`.
The notebook document can be reopened and it will be still running.
To "close the notebook document" and "shut-down the kernel" use the menu
*File -> Close and Halt*. A this point the notebook is closed,
*File -> Close and Halt*. A this point the notebook and its computational
kernel are shutted down. The
:ref:`notebook_app` is still running and can open new notebooks.

.. warning::

Please pay attention that if you open the **same** notebook document on many
tabs and do edits, the edits on different tabs can overwrite each other!
Pay attention at opening the **same** notebook document
on **many tabs**: the edits on different tabs can overwrite each other!
To be safe, make sure you open each notebook document in only one tab.
If, by mistake, you open a notebook twice in two tabs, just close one tab.

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