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+name: Issue Template Guideline
+about: Please carefully go through and be sure to fill in as much of this information
+  as possible in order to streamline issue requests
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Thank you for using `posterdown` ! Please fill add the following information to your issue request for best results and faster response times:
+
+1) Please list the poster template/ templates in which you are submitting the issue about. For example you can put a single template if the issue is specific to it such as `posterdown_html`; or you may have an issue which more then one template is impacted so you can put `posterdown_betterland` & `posterdown_betterport`
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+2) Please indicate your operating system, R and RStudio versions as necessary.
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+3) Please indicate which version of `posterdown` you are using, either [CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/posterdown/index.html) or github.
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+4) Please briefly and clearly state the issue you are having, the expected results, and any possible fixes that you have tried which have _**not**_ worked. This includes example code which should be written in a reproducible manner.
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+5) Delete the text here and above once you feel 1-4 have been sufficiently answered, thanks! 
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