Difference between revisions of "Markdown"
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| − | '''Markdown''' is is a way of writing plain text (without formatting), so that it can be converted to rich text (with links, bullet points, headers. bolds, italics, etc). This is the exact same editing syntax used for [[Mattermost]], [[SpaceTime]] ''and'' [[Loomio]], so it's a case of "buy one, get *two* for free"! The first two links come from Loomio themselves: | + | '''Markdown''' is is a way of writing plain text (without formatting), so that it can be converted to rich text (with links, bullet points, headers. bolds, italics, etc). This is the exact same editing syntax used for [[Mattermost]], [[SpaceTime]] ''and'' [[Loomio]], so it's a case of "buy one, get *two* for free"! One of the advantages is that you can perform all formatting tasks (Bolding, italics, bullet points, headings etc) directly from the keyboard, without needing to click anywhere. |
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| + | = Overview= | ||
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| + | Markdown was created in 2004 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gruber John Gruber] and the late and much missed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz Aaron Swartz]. Their goal was enabling people to "to write using an easy-to-read and easy-to-write plain text format, optionally convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML)." | ||
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| + | =Further Resources= | ||
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| + | The first two links come from Loomio themselves: | ||
* [https://www.loomio.org/markdown Basic Loomio markdown Tutorial] | * [https://www.loomio.org/markdown Basic Loomio markdown Tutorial] | ||
* [https://www.loomio.org/d/Wh7vHaTk/markdown-text-formatting-made-easy More "narrative" Markdown tutorial by Rich Bartlett] | * [https://www.loomio.org/d/Wh7vHaTk/markdown-text-formatting-made-easy More "narrative" Markdown tutorial by Rich Bartlett] | ||
| + | * [https://www.markdownguide.org/ The Markdown Guide] (Probably the best and most modern resource for learning Markdown | ||
* [https://www.markdowntutorial.com/ Easy Interactive Markdown Tutorial] | * [https://www.markdowntutorial.com/ Easy Interactive Markdown Tutorial] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndN6P9ke6U Learn The Basics Of Markdown in 10 Minutes With This Video Tutorial] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndN6P9ke6U Learn The Basics Of Markdown in 10 Minutes With This Video Tutorial] | ||
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* [https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/the-ultimate-markdown-guide-for-jupyter-notebook-d5e5abf728fd The Ultimate Markdown Guide] (Or so the author says!) | * [https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/the-ultimate-markdown-guide-for-jupyter-notebook-d5e5abf728fd The Ultimate Markdown Guide] (Or so the author says!) | ||
* [https://guides.github.com/pdfs/markdown-cheatsheet-online.pdf Markdown syntax cheatsheet in PDF] (includes Github-flavored Markdown) | * [https://guides.github.com/pdfs/markdown-cheatsheet-online.pdf Markdown syntax cheatsheet in PDF] (includes Github-flavored Markdown) | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz Wikipedia entry for Markdown] | ||
[[Category: Tools]] | [[Category: Tools]] | ||
[[Category: TECH]] | [[Category: TECH]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:46, 1 February 2023
Markdown is is a way of writing plain text (without formatting), so that it can be converted to rich text (with links, bullet points, headers. bolds, italics, etc). This is the exact same editing syntax used for Mattermost, SpaceTime and Loomio, so it's a case of "buy one, get *two* for free"! One of the advantages is that you can perform all formatting tasks (Bolding, italics, bullet points, headings etc) directly from the keyboard, without needing to click anywhere.
Overview
Markdown was created in 2004 by John Gruber and the late and much missed Aaron Swartz. Their goal was enabling people to "to write using an easy-to-read and easy-to-write plain text format, optionally convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML)."
Further Resources
The first two links come from Loomio themselves:
- Basic Loomio markdown Tutorial
- More "narrative" Markdown tutorial by Rich Bartlett
- The Markdown Guide (Probably the best and most modern resource for learning Markdown
- Easy Interactive Markdown Tutorial
- Learn The Basics Of Markdown in 10 Minutes With This Video Tutorial
- Full Markdown syntax
- Extended Markdown syntax
- Online Markdown editor
- Full Markdown syntax
- The Ultimate Markdown Guide (Or so the author says!)
- Markdown syntax cheatsheet in PDF (includes Github-flavored Markdown)
- Wikipedia entry for Markdown