Using a Markdown Cell

This page describes steps to use the text cells of the Notebook.

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.

Markdown options

• 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.

Markdown cell with inserted text

• 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.

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).

Markdown cell reflecting saved text

• 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.

Saving the Notebook with the Markdown text

Editing a Markdown Cell

• Use the double clicks on a saved Markdown cell.

Double Clicks on the Markdown cell

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

Markdown 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

• 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.

Delete Markdown icon for the 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.

The Markdown cell gets deleted

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