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Help-using-gitlab.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ side. On the project home page, click "Files" in the left navigation bar. Click
 button on the right side. Update the text and when finished, enter a commit message below, and click the
 "Commit Changes" button.
 
+You can also edit markdown files locally, using a text editing application such as TextEdit. 
+
 #### Markdown, local complete reference
 http://gitlab.iath.virginia.edu/help/markdown/markdown.md