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# Using a Markdown Cell
This page describes steps to use the text cells of the Data Science Notebook.
The Markdown cells are used to enter a description, links, images, headings, and text with Bold or Italics effect to a Data Science 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 .ipynb file.
* Use the ***Add pre-cell*** icon to insert a new code cell to the file.
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* Click the ***+Markdown*** option that appears below the code cell.
* The ***Markdown*** cell appears below to insert Markdown into 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.
Markdown cell with inserted text
* The image displays a few actions from the toolbar (such as Bold, Italic, Heading, and link) applied to the ***Markdown*** text.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
Saving the inserted text inside a Markdown cell
* 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).
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*Please Note: A Code cell gets added below the saved Markdown cell.*
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* 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.
theMarkdown cell opens in the editable format
* Modify the text inside the Markdown cell.
* Click the ***Save*** option to update the edited Markdown in the Notebook.
Saving the Markdown updates
* Click the ***Save*** option for the file.
* A notification message appears.
* The file gets saved with the Markdown cell.
## **Deleting a Markdown Cell**
* Click the ***Delete markdown*** icon for a saved Markdown cell.
Delete markdown icon for the Markdown cell
* The ***Delete Cell*** dialog box opens.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.
* The selected Markdown gets removed and the same gets communicated by a notification message.
The selected Markdown cell gets deleted
## Uploading an Image in the Markdown
* Navigate to a .ipynb file inside an activated Project.
* Access a ***Markdown*** cell.
* Click the ***Upload*** icon.
* Upload an image.
* The image gets uploaded to the markdown cell.
* Click the ***Save*** icon.
* The markdown cell gets saved the uploaded image appears in the View mode of the markdown.
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*Please Note: Do not forget to click the **Save** icon for the Data Science Notebook to save the markdown updates in the .ipynb file.*
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