# Editing & publishing documentation

- [The complete guide to creating and publishing documentation in GitBook \[updated for 2026\]](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/complete-guide-to-publishing-docs-gitbook.md): Learn how to use GitBook to create public or private documentation for your project — and how to add customizations, check analytics, and more
- [How to use GitBook’s editor](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/how-to-use-gitbooks-editor.md): Learn how to edit pages, insert blocks, and create content on a page using GitBook’s editor
- [How to collaborate on change requests](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/how-to-collaborate-on-change-requests.md): Learn how to work with your team in GitBook using change requests
- [How to use merge rules](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/how-to-use-merge-rules.md): Add more control to the way your team collaborates on change requests by setting merge rules
- [Import or migrate your content to GitBook with Git Sync](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/import-or-migrate-your-content-to-gitbook-with-git-sync.md): Easily import content from your previous documentation provider — or from GitHub or GitLab — using Git Sync in GitBook
- [Import content from a CSV file into GitBook](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/import-zendesk-csv-to-gitbook.md): Learn how to add data from Zendesk — or any other CSV file — into GitBook
- [How to handle merge conflicts in GitBook](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/how-to-handle-merge-conflicts-in-gitbook.md): Why do merge conflicts happen in GitBook and how do you resolve them? Our guide can help.
- [Embed a playable video into your GitBook docs](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/upload-and-embed-a-playable-video-into-your-gitbook-docs.md): Add videos to your GitBook docs that users can click to play instantly
- [Find & replace or make batch changes across your GitBook docs with Git Sync](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/find-and-replace-or-make-batch-changes-across-your-gitbook-docs-with-git-sync.md)
- [How to write documentation with AI](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/how-to-write-documentation-with-ai.md): Use GitBook Agent to work on your docs with an AI teammate that has the full context of your existing docs site
- [7 ways teams are using GitBook Agent to streamline their docs workflows (with prompt examples)](https://gitbook.com/docs/guides/editing-and-publishing-documentation/gitbook-agent-prompt-examples.md): Discover 7 practical ways teams use GitBook Agent to optimize docs for SEO and AI, automate content updates, import from PDF and Microsoft Word files, and manage documentation at scale


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```
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```

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