Week 0 / Lesson 02

Markdown: source and preview

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Compare a small Markdown file with its preview.

Source and preview

A Markdown file is a plain-text file. Put # and a space before words to make a heading. Put a blank line between paragraphs.

Compare the source with its preview. The heading marks stay in the source. The preview shows the headings and paragraphs.

Markdown source

# Sample introduction (an example, not a real student)

## What do you think a designer is?
Someone who chooses how a page looks and works for its readers.

## What do you think a coder is?
Someone who writes the instructions that make the page work.

## What do you want to make?
I want to make a page about the plants on my windowsill.

## What do you think intelligence is?
I am not sure yet. I want to ask what counts as intelligence and why.

Preview

Sample introduction (an example, not a real student)

What do you think a designer is?

Someone who chooses how a page looks and works for its readers.

What do you think a coder is?

Someone who writes the instructions that make the page work.

What do you want to make?

I want to make a page about the plants on my windowsill.

What do you think intelligence is?

I am not sure yet. I want to ask what counts as intelligence and why.

Next up

3 · Practice Markdown live

Workshop

Add Markdown marks to the companion's notes and watch the preview change as you type.

/1/weeks/week-0/practice-markdown/

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