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# Using a Markdown Cell

The Markdown cells are used to enter a description for the Notebook. They are formatted using a simple markup language called Markdown. The Markdown cell contains a toolbar to assist with editing.

## Inserting a Markdown Cell

* Click the ***+Markdown*** option.
* The Markdown cell appears below to insert Markdown to the Notebook.

![](/files/764Fix9bumbeLRUfT04A)

* Choose an action from the toolbar.
* It gets added to the left side of the Markdown cell.
* The right-side Markdown space displays the text with the applied effect.    

![Markdown text when an action is applied](/files/Ca2El4AE5lBuEoY1OdFj)

* The below-given image displays some actions from the toolbar (such as Bold, Italic, Heading, Reference) applied to the Markdown text.
* Click the ***Save*** option. 

![](/files/0lhnaDqCkHxWEk0lsH2A)

* The Markdown cell with inserted effect gets saved and the Markdown display gets changed displaying the text with saved effects on the left side (as shown in the given image).

![Saved Markdown cell](/files/Vdq6lbc8OxXnlyB8vwK3)

* The user can click the ***Save*** option provided for the Notebook to save the update in the Notebook (after the Markdown cell has been added to it).

![Saving the Notebook](/files/HvLtrmT8fQONxEri71EV)

* The Notebook gets updated and the same gets communicated through a notification message.

![Notification message after the Notebook gets saved](/files/9FmSQglrUvl2MVytCGlj)

### **Editing a Markdown Cell**

* Use the double clicks on a saved Markdown cell.

![Double Clicks on the Markdown cell](/files/TYKJ2frHGFDLFJyVRQfi)

* The Markdown cell opens in the editable format to edit it.
* Click the ***Save*** option to update the edited Markdown in the Notebook.

![Save the Markdown updates](/files/54NDO7Ik8muYJPuurSD7)

### **Deleting a Markdown Cell**

* Click the ***Delete Cell*** icon for a saved Markdown cell.

![The Delete Cell icon for the Markdown cell](/files/QAD6P0RC07w7un5TzDdI)

* The ***Delete Cell*** dialog box opens.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

      ![](/files/JPCeYaCcqmirxmjKCr95)

* The selected Markdown gets removed and the same gets communicated by a notification message.

![The Markdown cell gets deleted](/files/B36tlKMXI1Gf4ciTDOol)