What is markdown and why should I use it?

Simon makes it easy for you to create great looking courses by automatically formatting the text in your course. There are a few areas where you can add formatting using markdown elements.  See below for the list of supported and unsupported text content types: 

Types of markdown elements supported in Simon:

• Bold
• Italic
• Bold & Italic
• Hyperlinks
• Ordered, nested and bulleted lists
• Horizontal rules

Add bold formatting to your text

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

Add italic formatting to your text

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

Add bold & italic formatting to your text

To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. 

Add hyperlinks

To create a link, enclose the link text in brackets and then follow it immediately with the URL in parentheses. To display text as a link, just add brackets on either side of the text.

Ordered, nested and bulleted lists

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

Add horizontal rules

To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves. Be sure to include a blank line above and below. 

If you have further questions, our Support team is here to help at support@heysimon.com