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A lightweight markup language that compiles into HTML.

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How to use Markdown in Notepad++

I love writing in Markdown and would like to be able to write and preview Markdown content in Notepad++. Are there any WYSIWYG Markdown plugins for Notepad++?
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How Can I Convert Github-Flavored Markdown To A PDF

I have recently started learning Markdown for use with documentation, and need to print out a few of my Markdown pages. I would like to use a command-line, Terminal, etc. utility that allows me to convert Github-flavored Markdown to PDF. It needs to…
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File extension for Markdown files?

Is there an official file extension for standalone Markdown files?
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How should I convert Markdown (or similar) to a Word Document?

Here's the deal: In school I want to write my actual content in Markdown (using [Q10] or Notepad++) in school so that I can actually focus on writing without the ugliness of Word 2000 on my screen, but I have the problem of actually converting the…
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Markdown Live Preview Editor?

I am currently using Textmate to create Markdown documents, but it requires me to press CtrlOptionCmd + P everytime I want to 'update' the Markdown output window. Essentially I am using it like a word processor. Is there a Markdown editor for Mac…
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Is it possible to directly embed an image into a Markdown document?

I know that I can display an image with the following syntax: ![](/imagepath) However, is it also possible to directly embed an image into the document to share the Markdown document with the image file directly contained inside it?
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correctly sizing PNG images in markdown with pandoc for html/pdf/docx

I am trying to use markdown with pandoc to convert a single document into html, pdf, and docx. It's an extremely simple document containing only math-less text and a few images. The images are in PNG format. I include an image using this in…
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How to get the Markdown Viewer addon of Firefox to work on Linux?

I've installed the Markdown Viewer Firefox addon, but I cannot get it to work on my Ubuntu installation. Firefox is my browser of choice and I am trying to move to Markdown in Vim as my basic text-writing software. Is there a way I can get this to…
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github flavored markdown editor for osx

Do you know any editor for Mac OSX that helps with editing Github flavored markdown? I think Mou ( http://mouapp.com/ ) is fine, only that its just plain markdown and not Github markdown. Please, this is a question about Github flavored Markdown,…
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How can I export all OneNote pages to individual markdown files?

I am moving to Linux and the last hurdle is to get out of OneNote. I'd like to export all of my notebooks so that every page goes to an individual markdown file. I've tried many things—this thread had several suggestions, but they are all…
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How do I change Markdownlint settings in Visual Studio Code

The Markdownlint plugin in Visual Studio Code is raising an MD007 error. I'd like to update the setting but can't work out how to find the options.config referred to in the markdownlint documentation?
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How do I add a hyperlink with spaces in it using markdown?

Been trying to add a link on Trello to a bookmarked destination in a PDF using markdown. I'm appending #nameddest=this destination to the end of my URLs to add a reference to a specific spot in the document, but the space breaks the link. Is it…
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Slack multi-level bullet point or numbered list

I've seen the thread on single bullet points here but can't seem to find a way to add a 2nd or any additional levels (i.e. automatic indentation). Is this not a feature? I've tried the standard TAB key, but no luck. Edit: One workaround I've found…
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How to get Thunderbird to nicely format Markdown?

I like Thunderbird for my email along with plain text. I disabled HTML emails and generally write most of my stuff in markdown anyway. So I'm looking for a way, to get Thunderbird to display markdown formatted plain text mails nicely when I view…
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Import markdown to Onenote

I have a lot of notes in markdown that I would like to import to Onenote. Onenote does a bit of conversion but breaks when code blocks are added. Is there a setting where I can tweak how Onenote interprets markdown ?
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