Markdown Introduction

What is Markdown?

A text file format that is easy to use and read - perfect for research reports!

Markdown is derived from HTML, which makes up much of the websites you visit on a daily basis. Because of that, Markdown is used to format user-submitted content on many websites, like Github.

Why use Markdown?

• Markdown is easy to read, even when unformatted.

• Markdown is an open source format, unlike Microsoft Word. Anyone can create and edit Markdown files without paying for software, fulfilling AguaClara’s devotion to open source software.

• Markdown is easy to write. You won’t have to worry about line spacing, margins, or anything else that makes Word documents difficult to use!