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Class 1 Notes

Learning Markdowns

Link to article: Getting Started, An Overview of Markdown

1. What is Markdown?

A Markdown is markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents.

2. Why do we use Markdown?

Markdown are use to create website, documents, notes, books, presentations, email messages, and technical documentation. They are portable, meaning they can be opened using virtually any application. Markdown are platform independent so you can use them on any device running any operating system, making them future proof.

3. What symbol will create a heading in Markdown?

The number sign (#) in front of a word or phrase is use to create a heading.

3a). How many do you need to create the largest heading?

Using one number signs (#) will rendered the largest heading output.

3b). How many do you need to create the smallest heading?

Six number sign (######) will generate the smallest heading size.

4. When making text bold or italicized for emphasis, it is best practice to use which symbol?

To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase.

5. How do you create a link with Markdown?

To create a link, enclose the link text in brackets and then follow it immediately with the URL in parentheses.

6. What are the three symbols you can use to create an unordered (bulleted) list with Markdown?

To create an unordered list, add dashes (-), asterisks (*), or plus signs (+) in front of line items. Indent one or more items to create a nested list.