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

• Navigate to a Notebook.

• The code cell gets added in a Notebook by default.

• Click the +Markdown option that appears below the code cell or choose the Markdown option from the Code tab given in the taskbar.

• The Markdown cell appears below to insert Markdown to the Notebook.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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).

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

Editing a Markdown Cell

• Use the double clicks on a saved Markdown cell.

• The Markdown cell opens in the editable format to edit it.

• Modify the text inside the Markdown cell.

• Click the Save option to update the edited Markdown in the Notebook.

• The updated Markdown text gets saved in the Notebook.

• Click the Save option provided for the Notebook to save the changes in the Notebook.

Deleting a Markdown Cell

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

• The Delete Cell dialog box opens.

• Click the Yes option.

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