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How to format text in DigiQuatics using Markdown

Messaging, Shift Report, and Private Lesson Instructor Notes formatted text (Markdown)

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Written by Josh
Updated over 6 years ago

Markdown is a lightweight and easy-to-use syntax for styling text in DigiQuatics.

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a way to style text on the web. You can control the display of your text; formatting words as bold or italic, and creating lists are just a few of the things you can do with Markdown. Mostly, Markdown is just regular text with a few non-alphabetic characters thrown in, like # or *.

You can use Markdown in several places around DigiQuatics:

  • Shift Reports

  • Messaging

  • Private Lesson Instructor Notes

  • And more to come!

Syntax Guide

Here’s an overview of Markdown syntax that you can use for the above features:

Headers

Markdown:

Result:

Emphasis

Markdown:

Result:

Unordered Lists

Markdown: (be sure you put an extra line break before starting your bulleted list)

Result:

Ordered Lists

Markdown and result:

Images

Markdown:

Result:

Markdown:

Result:

Blockquotes

Markdown:

Result:

For more information on advanced Markdown syntax check out this guide at GitHub.

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