A gentle introduction to Markdown for non-developers
PPG Center Team
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Markdown is a lightweight way to format plain text. Once it clicks, you will use it everywhere.
The five you need today
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
# Heading |
Big heading |
**bold** |
bold |
*italic* |
italic |
- item |
bullet list |
[text](https://x.com) |
link |
A slightly longer example
## Why Markdown?
- Plain text: survives app migrations
- Diffable: great for review
- Fast: no mouse required
Images
 — alt text matters for accessibility and SEO.
Blockquotes and code
This is a quote.
inline code uses single backticks; fenced blocks use three:
still text, but monospaced
That is genuinely most of it. Practice for one week and it becomes muscle memory.
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