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diff --git a/doc/user/project/labels.md b/doc/user/project/labels.md index 8ec7adad172..21a2e1213ec 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/labels.md +++ b/doc/user/project/labels.md @@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Head over a single project and navigate to **Issues > Labels**. The first time you visit this page, you'll notice that there are no labels created yet. - - Creating a new label from scratch is as easy as pressing the **New label** button. From there on you can choose the name, give it an optional description, a color and you are set. @@ -32,21 +30,23 @@ When you are ready press the **Create label** button to create the new label. --- -## Default Labels - -It's possible to populate the labels for your project from a set of predefined labels. - -### Generate GitLab's predefined label set +## Default labels - +The very first time you visit the labels area, it's gonna be empty. In that +case, it's possible to populate the labels for your project from a set of +predefined labels. Click the link to 'Generate a default set of labels' and GitLab will -generate a set of predefined labels for you. There are 8 default generated labels -in total and you can see them in the screenshot below. - - +generate them for you. There are 8 default generated labels in total: ---- +- bug +- confirmed +- critical +- discussion +- documentation +- enhancement +- suggestion +- support ## Labels Overview @@ -102,30 +102,25 @@ If you work on a large or popular project, try subscribing only to the labels that are relevant to you. You’ll notice it’ll be much easier to focus on what’s important. -## Create a new label right from the issue tracker - -> Introduced in GitLab 8.6. +## Create a new label when inside an issue -There are times when you are already in the issue tracker searching for a +There are times when you are already inside an issue searching to assign a label, only to realize it doesn't exist. Instead of going to the **Labels** page and being distracted from your original purpose, you can create new labels on the fly. -Select **Create new** from the labels dropdown list, provide a name, pick a -color and hit **Create**. +Expand the issue sidebar and select **Create new label** from the labels dropdown +list. Provide a name, pick a color and hit **Create**. The new label will be +ready to used right away! -  ## Assigning labels to issues and merge requests There are generally two ways to assign a label to an issue or merge request. -You can assign a label when you first create or edit an issue or merge request. - - - ---- +The first one is to assign a label when you first create or edit an issue or +merge request. The second way is by using the right sidebar when inside an issue or merge request. Expand it and hit **Edit** in the labels area. Start typing the name |