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@@ -73,51 +73,41 @@ subgroups, the behavior is the same as when performing these actions at the
## Creating a subgroup
+Users can create subgroups if they are explicitly added as an Owner (or
+Maintainer, if that setting is enabled) to an immediate parent group, even if group
+creation is disabled by an administrator in their settings.
+
+To create a subgroup:
+
+1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Groups** and find the parent group.
+1. In the top right, select **New subgroup**.
+1. Select **Create group**.
+1. Fill in the fields. View a list of [reserved names](../../reserved_names.md)
+ that cannot be used as group names.
+1. Select **Create group**.
+
+### Change who can create subgroups
+
To create a subgroup you must either be an Owner or a Maintainer of the
group, depending on the group's setting.
-By default, groups created in:
+By default:
-- GitLab 12.2 or later allow both Owners and Maintainers to create subgroups.
-- GitLab 12.1 or earlier only allow Owners to create subgroups.
+- In GitLab 12.2 or later, both Owners and Maintainers can create subgroups.
+- In GitLab 12.1 or earlier, only Owners can create subgroups.
-The setting can be changed for any group by:
+You can change this setting:
-- A group owner:
+- As group owner:
1. Select the group.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
- 1. Expand the **Permissions, LFS, 2FA** section.
-- An administrator:
+ 1. Expand **Permissions, LFS, 2FA**.
+- As an administrator:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Groups**.
1. Select the group, and select **Edit**.
-For:
-
-- More information, check the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions).
-- A list of words that are not allowed to be used as group names, see the
- [reserved names](../../reserved_names.md).
-
-Users can always create subgroups if they are explicitly added as an Owner (or
-Maintainer, if that setting is enabled) to an immediate parent group, even if group
-creation is disabled by an administrator in their settings.
-
-To create a subgroup:
-
-1. In the group's dashboard click the **New subgroup** button.
-
- ![Subgroups page](img/create_subgroup_button_v13_6.png)
-
-1. Create a new group like you would normally do. Notice that the immediate parent group
- namespace is fixed under **Group path**. The visibility level can differ from
- the immediate parent group.
-
- ![Subgroups page](img/create_new_group.png)
-
-1. Click the **Create group** button to be redirected to the new group's
- dashboard page.
-
-Follow the same process to create any subsequent groups.
+For more information, view the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions).
## Membership
@@ -136,7 +126,7 @@ the **Members** page of the group the member was added.
You can tell if a member has inherited the permissions from a parent group by
looking at the group's **Members** page.
-![Group members page](img/group_members_13_7.png)
+![Group members page](img/group_members_v14_4.png)
From the image above, we can deduce the following things: