# 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.

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FDZn6EIrmfH6dr4yJCXKq%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=1aa9fd9f-f983-471b-ad3e-0850e0e205a6)

* 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FkRdqmdal4SusENdSenMd%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b1d4041e-ba86-40c2-bcee-4daa914504c7)

* 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. 

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F2v00x3Y3JQovisaiVu0C%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4d6f1887-15ab-4580-a7ee-cd4a5ca5297b)

* 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FPX1oGWDlDI6rOLT8wRdH%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c5bc1e69-1cda-45f0-85ed-88ca040a17b0)

* 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FuAAIqKvrp3kvEEVUAFux%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b37a2725-8c39-4bf3-8346-88691171aff6)

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

![Notification message after the Notebook gets saved](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fi50VBw9QDrRGeatDCRsV%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b4771996-6425-4ebc-8f62-1083e3779d48)

### **Editing a Markdown Cell**

* Use the double clicks on a saved Markdown cell.

![Double Clicks on the Markdown cell](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F19ptWTdj362b71akD2DN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7eac6612-3bf7-4360-989a-f7d1416d780b)

* 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FNgYfXCpMqBIGTzHC4zb5%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ea1e5c3f-b105-40ba-a7e3-8eba7d09f2f7)

### **Deleting a Markdown Cell**

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

![The Delete Cell icon for the Markdown cell](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FeLT1kDFg42wwJiuOaDn6%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=136fa075-4bf7-46d7-9a85-d90e9ffc239b)

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

      ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FPytF2V2Shx6FyH7uDRsS%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=cbe70911-f532-409a-9d1a-b2d65ba8131a)

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

![The Markdown cell gets deleted](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FxZ2Sd0QBtJe4GUslNKLt%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9623c5b2-cbf1-4093-8662-8f54d4b35cec)