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Create a new Markdown (`.md`) file inside the `.gitlab/issue_templates/`
directory in your repository. Commit and push to your default branch.
+To create a Markdown file:
+
+ 1. Click the `+` button next to `master` and click **New file**.
+ 1. Add the name of your issue template to the **File name** text field next to `master`.
+ Make sure words are separated with underscores and that your file has the `.md` extension, for
+ example `feature_request.md`.
+ 1. Commit and push to your default branch.
+
+If you don't have a `.gitlab/issue_templates` directory in your repository, you'll need to create it.
+
+To create the `.gitlab/issue_templates` directory:
+
+ 1. Click the `+` button next to `master` and select **New directory**.
+ 1. Name this new directory `.gitlab` and commit to your default branch.
+ 1. Click the `+` button next to `master` again and select **New directory**.This time, n
+ 1. Name your directory `issue_templates` and commit to your default branch.
+
+To check if this has worked correctly, [create a new issue](./issues/managing_issues.md#create-a-new-issue)
+and see if you can choose a description template.
+
## Creating merge request templates
Similarly to issue templates, create a new Markdown (`.md`) file inside the