Markdown is used throughout Gorilla: in the task builder and the questionnaire builder to add styling and to format Text.
It is a very simple 'markup' language that can be used to format sections of text, providing a similar set of functionality to text editors such as Word. For example, you can create titles, embolden or italicise text or create numbered/bullet-pointed lists, among many other things.
Note: In order to format your text using Markdown in the Task Builder, you should apply Markdown to the Rich Text Zone.
The other key feature of Markdown is that you can include regular HTML code, you can find our HTML styling guide here.
Below is a guide for common formatting in Markdown:
Markdown Syntax: | What it looks like when displayed: |
Creating Titles | |
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# My Title |
My Title |
## My Subtitle |
My Subtitle |
### My Subtitle |
My Subtitle |
#### My Subtitle |
My Subtitle |
This is a my paragraph of text. |
This is a my paragraph of text. |
Styling and formatting Text | |
You can also make text **bold** |
You can also make text bold |
and use *italics* |
and use italics |
Inserting Line Breaks | |
You can easily create separate paragraphs. Just press return and leave a clear new line! |
You can easily create separate paragraphs. Just press return and leave a clear new line! |
Adding in Links to other web-pages | |
Adding in a [Link](https://gorilla.sc/supoprt/html) is nice and neat! |
Adding in a Link is nice and neat! |
Creating Lists | |
You can use bullet points:
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You can use lists, which will be numbered automatically
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You can use bullet points:
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And lists, which will be numbered automatically:
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Using HTML within Markdown | |
You can use HTML within markdown and it will usually work pretty well: <img src='/support/images/gorilla_logo_red.png'> Just be sure to use single ' quotation marks within your html code. If you use double quotation marks in your html it may not always work! |
You can use HTML within markdown and it will usually work pretty well:
Just be sure to use single ' quotation marks within your html code. If you use double quotation marks in your html it may not always work! |