Author: Aaron R. Phalen | Twitter: @aaron_phalen | Email: aaronphalen@gmail.com Summary: Markdown language is a programming syntax used to seamlessly convert markdown plain text files into html documents. Included below are examples of the syntax for writing effective markdown. Tutorial Time: 10 minutes 1. Italicized Text Example: _This text will be in italics._ 2. Bold Text Example: **This text will be bold.** 3. Combining Bold Text and Itaicized Text Example: _**This text will be bold and in italics**_ 4. Header Example: a) #Header One -->

b) #Header Two -->

c) #Header Three -->

d) #Header Four -->

e) #Header Five -->

f) #Header Six -->
Note: Headers cannot be made both or italics, however words or groups of word can be italicized. #Header _Six_ 5. Linking To Website Example: [google](www.google.com) --> google Note: link text can be made bold or italics for emphasis. [**BuyzDirect**](www.buyzdirect.com) BuyzDirect 6. Linking To Images Example: [!image](http://www.buyzdirect.com/product/images) images Note: image link text can be made bold or italics for emphasis. 7. Block Text (useful with quotations as illustrated below) Example: >"This is a block quite that is used to call emphasis to text" --> "This is a block quote that is used to call emphasis to text." 8. Unordered List w/ Bullet Points Example: * One * Two * Three 9. Ordered List Example: 1. Elon Musk 2. Donald J. Trump 3. Jeff Bezos 10. Nested List Example: * Calculus * Sports * Soccer * Basketball * Colors 1. red 2. blue 11. Paragraph Formatting Example: a) Hard Break b) Soft Break