Commit 7cd1c304 authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls Committed by Craig Norris

Mention the snippets dashboard early on

Mention that the snippets dashboard is a way to create new snippets.
parent ecbb279a
......@@ -27,15 +27,19 @@ GitLab provides two types of snippets:
You can create snippets in multiple ways, depending on whether you want to create a personal or project snippet:
1. Select the kind of snippet you want to create:
- **To create a personal snippet**:
- **To create a personal snippet**: On the
[Snippets dashboard](https://gitlab.com/dashboard/snippets), click
**New snippet**, or:
- *If you're on a project's page,* select the plus icon (**{plus-square-o}**)
in the top navigation bar, then select **New snippet** from the **GitLab** (for GitLab.com)
or **Your Instance** (self-managed) section of the same dropdown menu.
in the top navigation bar, and then select **New snippet** from the
**GitLab** (GitLab SaaS) or **Your Instance** (self-managed) section
of the same dropdown menu.
- *For all other pages,* select the plus icon (**{plus-square-o}**)
in the top navigation bar, then select **New snippet** from the dropdown menu.
- **To create a project snippet**: Go to your project's page. Select the plus icon
(**{plus-square-o}**), then select **New snippet** from the **This project** section
of the dropdown menu.
in the top navigation bar, then select **New snippet** from the dropdown
menu.
- **To create a project snippet**: Go to your project's page. Select the
plus icon (**{plus-square-o}**), and then select **New snippet** from the
**This project** section of the dropdown menu.
1. Add a **Title** and **Description**.
1. Name your **File** with an appropriate extension, such as `example.rb` or `index.html`.
Filenames with appropriate extensions display [syntax highlighting](#filenames).
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