Quick Start Guide. Creating a New Issue

To create a new issue from within YouTrack

1. In YouTrack, press Alt+Ins or click the New Issue button just below the search box. The New Issue area displays:
   
2. Select a project to report an issue using the Project drop-down list.
3. Enter issue summary and description in corresponding text fields. You can use special wiki syntax for formatting issue description. For detailed syntax reference, click Wiki Help.
4. Specify issue attributes, including type, priority, subsystem etc., using any of the following ways:
   • With attribute buttons just below the Description text field.
   • Using the Command window where you can specify any attributes in a single command. To call the Command window, press Ctrl+Alt+J.
5. To attach an image to the new issue, click Attach in the toolbar and choose any of the four options that it provides. For details, see To attach a file or screenshot to a new issue below.
6. Do one of the following:
   • To submit the new issue, press Ctrl+Enter or click Submit.
   • To save draft of the issue and close the New Issue area without submitting the issue, press Esc or click Cancel. The hidden issue will be restored the next time you choose to create a new issue.
   • To discard the issue without saving or submitting it, click Clear.

To attach a file or screenshot to a new issue

To attach a file or screenshot to an issue, click Attach in YouTrack toolbar, and select one of the following four options:

• File. This is simple: you choose a file to upload and optionally restrict its visibility to a user group.
• Screenshot. When you choose this option, a screenshot applet displays with a countdown, and you have 3 seconds to prepare a display area to capture. After YouTrack has made a screenshot, modify it using the applet's toolbar, and click Attach.
• Image from Clipboard. This option lets you grab a pre-captured screenshot from the clipboard. Similar to the Screenshot option, you can modify the screenshot using the applet's toolbar and click Attach when you've finished.
• Image from Clipboard without Preview. This final option grabs a pre-captured screenshot from the clipboard but doesn't display the applet to edit it; instead, the screenshot is immediately attached to your issue.