What is the difference between "apply" and "save & Close"

Apply - You can see the applied changes in Live Site/Preview option without closing the web part properties/configuration window.

Save & Close - You can see the changes in Live Site/Preview with closing the web part properties/configuration window.

Web part configuration changes in Page level: If workflow applied then it require publishing the document. Without publishing these ("Apply" and "Save & close") changes will not reflect.

Web part configuration changes in Page Template level: No workflow applied.

Hi Vasu

Thank you for the explanation off "apply" vs "save & close".This is my pages tree: Root->Home{folder:Sections{page menu item: footer,header}} I hope this help. So I enabled workflow on footer only and is a placeholder to home and have a Editable text webpart, when I input text in the content panel and click "apply" or "save & close" those changes they immediately appear on live without a publish. I dont't think this is correct, would you agree?

Best regards David

Yes, agree. Hope you are performing content changes from the "Design Tab".

Workflow will only apply for Page tab and Form tab, but not for Design Tab.

Hi Vasu

This information was very use full,thank you.

Best regards David