Google has added a new markup language that can be useful especially if you are working using Docs, Drawings, and other apps. The Markdown feature is now available to all users, but what does it really do?
Google Markdown Feature
According to Popular Science, this feature can help the users to format a text so humans can easily understand it. For those unfamiliar, it might be complex to use at first, but once you get used ot it, you can actually create a website in just a few steps.
You can also draft a document and proof-read readings, books, and other articles. As such, it's handy to use in the academe, making it an ideal tool for making proper formats.
How to Turn Markdown On or Off
According to the Google support page, you can activate this feature through your Google account. The search engine titan previously wrote that you can see it in other accounts including legacy G Suite Basic and Google Workspace.
To start, you need to follow these steps below.
From your PC, open a Google Docs, Drawings, or Sliders file.
Then, head to Tools and search for Preferences. Click it.
Lastly, check or uncheck the box next to "Automatically detect Markdown."
Click OK for confirmation.
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What Does Markdown Do in Google's Apps?
Popular Science wrote in the same report that this feature can allow users to transform a simple text into different variations: bold, italic, or crossed-out.
To alter the style of a word, you can write an underscore icon or an asterisk prior to the text that you want to change.
For instance if you want to make a bold text, you can put two asterisks like this **bold** before the word. You can also make use of shortcut keys if you want to avoid more typing tasks.
For italics, press Cmd+I (or Ctrl+I) and for bold text, you can click Cmd+B or Ctrl+B hot keys. However, in creating strike-throughs or crossed-outs, you can click Alt+Shift+5. For Mac users, press Cmd+Shift+X.
In addition, the Markdown feature is also capable of adding links to Google documents. You can do this by simply tapping Cmd+K or Ctrl+K to paste the link you want to add.
Apart from adding links and formating texts, you can also make headings through this feature. You only need to write #Heading for H1 and ##Heading for H2.
In Mac platform, you can do it in a more straightforward way by clicking Ctrl+Alt+1 or Cmd+Option+1. Lastly, Markdown also supports creating bulleted and numbered list in Google apps.
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Written by Joseph Henry
