Learning Markdown: Formatting Text without the Complexity
1h 1mBeginner2025-05-13
Authors
Ray Villalobos
Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning
Course details
Markdown is a lightweight text format that allows you to create documents, rich text, or HTML markup using any plain text editor. It's easy to read, easy to write, and easy to convert into formats like PDF, Word, or HTML. It's fast becoming a standard for writers who want to focus on creating documents—not worrying about proprietary document formats.
In this course, Ray Villalobos shows how to write common markdown syntax to create headlines, lists, tables, links, images, and block quotes.
In this course, Ray Villalobos shows how to write common markdown syntax to create headlines, lists, tables, links, images, and block quotes.
Skills covered
MarkdownWord ProcessingWeb Development ToolsLearningWeb DevelopmentBusiness Software and ToolsOpen Source
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The best way to write, prompt, and much more
1. Basic Markdown
- 02 - The different flavors of markdown
- 03 - Inline content
- 04 - ATX headings and headlines
- 05 - Using blockquotes
- 06 - Thematic breaks and horizontal rules
- 07 - Using lists
- 08 - Auto links, inline links, and link references
- 09 - Adding images
- 10 - Using HTML and CSS in Markdown
2. Markdown Extensions
- 11 - Creating tables in Markdown
- 12 - Task lists
- 13 - Code and fenced code blocks