Application Help - Using Markdown

Markdown is by John Gruber. Some of this content is from his guide.

Using Markdown

Markdown is a way to use plain-text to format text, and to convert those formatting characters into HTML for displaying on the Internet. This application uses Markdown as a faster, more conventient and secure way to format text than allowing users to enter HTML directly. Find out more by reading on.

Basic Formatting

Wrapping *one asterisks* around your text makes it emphasised
Wrapping **two asterisks** around your text makes it strongly emphasised
Wrapping ***three asterisks*** around your text makes it really strongly emphasised
You can use underscores like _ or __ or ___ instead of asterisks if you wish.

Adding Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are a little complicated, but are still very easy to use. The best way to show how to use it is with an example.

            	If you want to insert a link in your posts,
             such as one to [Google][1] it is fairly strightforward.
             There's serveral ways to it too, such as this link to
             the [Slashdot News](http://www.slashdot.org) website.
                
             [1]: http://www.google.com

And you'll end up in your post with:

if you want to insert a link in your posts, such as one to Google it is fairly straightforward. There's several ways to do it too, such as this link to the Slashdot News website.

Find out more

The official Markdown website has a great Quick Start Guide and a Full Syntax Reference to help you see everything Markdown can do.