# Start a Jira Markdown document from a template

To start a Jira Markdown document from a template, click **Add** in the issue's Markdown panel, open **Templates** in the editor and pick one of the 17 built-in starters, grouped into General purpose, Technical documentation and Project Planning. The title and body fill in for you; edit them and click **Save**.

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## Before you start

* You need to be allowed to add attachments to the issue.
* Pick the template before you type. Choosing one replaces the title and the whole body.

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## Steps

1. Open the issue and its **Markdown** panel, then click **Add**.
2. In the editor, open **Templates**.
3. Choose a template from General purpose, Technical documentation or Project Planning.
4. Change the **Title** and fill in the body for this issue.
5. Click **Save**.

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## If it does not work

* **Picking a template wiped what I had typed.** A template replaces the title and body. Close without saving to keep the issue as it was, then start again with the template first.
* **I want my own templates.** Jira has the 17 built-in templates only. Keep a house template as a .md file and paste it in.

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## Related

### [Templates](https://help.gocapable.com/jira-markdown/templates.html)

All 17 templates by folder.

### [Use Markdown in a Jira issue](https://help.gocapable.com/jira-markdown/use-markdown-in-a-jira-issue.html)

Write a document from scratch.

### [Writing Markdown in Jira issues](https://help.gocapable.com/jira-markdown/writing-markdown-in-jira-issues.html)

More guides for writing Markdown in Jira.

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_Start from a shape that already works._