2.1. Using Markdown

Using Markdown

Markdown is an editing language converted from HTML which allows you to format text using plain text.

Follow the formatting to create a text that looks like this:

Italic

Use asterisks or underscores to create italicized words:

*Italicized words*= Italicized words

_Italicized words_ = Italicized words

Bold

Use 2 asterisks or 2 underscores to create bold words:

**bold words**    = bold words

__bold words__ = bold words

Headers:

Headers are defined by preceding your text with one or more # corresponding to header levels.

# A Heading =A Heading

## A Subheading= A Subheading

### A Sub-subheading= A Sub-subheading

Links:

Use [Text] follow by (URL) to have a text pointing to a link 

            [Google](http://google.com) =  Google

Or simply wrap the link with < > 

            <http://google.com> =  http://google.com

Email:

Use [Text] follow by (mailto:email) to have an email link 

            [Email Text](mailto:test@managedmissions.org) = EmailText

Images:

MarkdownUse ![ ] follow by (URL) to display an image:

![](http://url/b.jpg) = 

Lists:

Use numbers, asterisks or dashes for lists


1. List 1                

2. List 2

Will appear as:

  1. List 1
  2. List 2

* List 1

* List 2
Will appear as:

  • List 1
  • List 2

- List 1

- List 2

 Will appear as:

- List 1
- List 2


Blockquotes:

Use > to quote:

>
# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces' =

 

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*Italic*

_Italic_

Italic

**Bold**

__Bold__

 

Bold

# Heading 1

Heading 1
=========

 

Heading 1

## Heading 2

Heading 2
---------

 

Heading 2

[Link](http://a.com)

[Link][1]

[1]: http://b.org

 

Link

 

![Image](http://url/a.png)

![Image][1]

[1]: http://url/b.jpg

Markdown

> Blockquote

 

* List
* List
* List

- List
- List
- List

  • List
  • List
  • List

1. One
2. Two
  3. Three

1) One
2) Two
  3) Three

  1.   One                    
  2.   Two
  3. Three

`Inline code` with backticks

 

```
# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
```

····# code block
····print '3 backticks or'
 ····print 'indent 4 spaces'