{"id":35614,"date":"2023-07-04T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T08:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/markdown-editor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:35:46","password":"","slug":"markdown-editor","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/editors\/markdown-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Markdown Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can use the Markdown editor to edit wiki pages. You can find some Markdown tips on the right-hand side. You can see the various options for editing a page in the toolbar as soon as you edit a document.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You don&#8217;t need any Markdown knowledge!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"texteingabeundformatierung\">Text input and formatting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Headings  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-41.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-41.png\" alt=\"Markdown Headings\" class=\"wp-image-17263\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The paragraph formats are particularly interesting, especially the headings (H). These are automatically displayed and linked in the right-hand margin if Heading 1 (#), Heading 2 (##) or Heading 3 (###) is selected as the format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aufzhlungen\">Enumerations  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-42.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-42.png\" alt=\"Markdown Enumerations\" class=\"wp-image-17265\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The enumerations can be started with a minus (-), asterisk ( * ) or numbers (1.). Pressing Enter causes a new bullet point to appear in the next line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the &#8220;Tab&#8221; button to indent the bullet point. This function can be repeated several times to structure lists better and make them clearer: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st level\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd level\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3rd level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"code\">Code  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-43.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"31\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-43.png\" alt=\"Markdown Code\" class=\"wp-image-17267\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The symbol ensures that all line breaks, indents and spaces are retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linkseinfgen\">Insert links  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link wiki pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the plus symbol to create a link to a new or existing page. Double square brackets are then created in the text. In between, insert the title of the desired page, e.g. [[example page]].  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enter a page title that does not yet exist in the category. If you then click on the link, a new page will open with this title, which you can edit and save. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insert external links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">&lt;a href=&quot;<!--[CDATA[https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-44.png]]-&gt;\"&gt;--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"27\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-44.png\" alt=\"Markdown Insert external links\" class=\"wp-image-17270\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Links can be easily created using the chain symbol .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title of the link is in the square brackets ([]) and the link is inserted in the round brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-74648fa9a9506de5179716347194bc98 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#e7c000;border-left-width:0.5rem;color:#3f3400;background-color:#ffe5644d;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Warning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Markdown cannot convert these characters into links:<br> <br><code>: \/ ? # [ ] @ ! $ &amp; ' ( ) * + , ; =<\/code><br><br>If you use one of these characters in a link, you must replace it by using a specific character combination instead. You can find a list of these replacement characters online, e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Glossary\/Character_reference\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Glossary\/Character_reference\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildervideosunddokumenteeinbinden\">Integrate images, videos and documents  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-45.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-45.png\" alt=\"Markdown integrate images, videos and documents\" class=\"wp-image-17272\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the image icon <strong><\/strong>to insert a public image, video or document via a link. The ! indicates that the image, video or document is displayed directly and not just the link to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">&lt;a href=&quot;<!--[CDATA[https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-46.png]]-&gt;\"&gt;--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-46.png\" alt=\"Markdown upload icon\" class=\"wp-image-17274\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another function is the upload icon. You can use it to upload your own image, video or document and display it directly in the text. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to edit the size of an image, you can simply change the following parameters (w = width, h = height) in the link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>\/images\/2356\/d3305d4b8499b99189c11885e360958c70092b21fdda696d1f8c4beb87d9d237?fit=max&amp;fm=jpeg&amp;<strong>h=0<\/strong>&amp;<strong>w=940<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/157176\/b4696a5abfc95af099961e8584f67a765291c56bc24f94be439117df213d33bf?w=940&amp;h=0&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tabellenerstellen\">Create tables  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-47.png\" alt=\"Markdown Create tables\" class=\"wp-image-17277\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You create a new table using this symbol. You can add columns and rows to this table as required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, tables in Markdown do not work as well as in HTML. If you still want to work with tables in Markdown, you can use this tool: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablesgenerator.com\/markdown_tables\">tablesgenerator<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Please check carefully which data you enter here!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>If you work a lot with tables in the wiki, please use the HTML editor instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vorschauseiteanseiteumschalten\">Preview and page to page switching  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-48.png\" alt=\"Markdown Preview and page to page switching\" class=\"wp-image-17279\" style=\"width:60px;height:auto\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The preview is hidden behind the eye symbol<br>. This allows you to see how your edited page will look when saved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The table symbol takes you to the side-by-side view and you can see how the page will look when saved while you are making changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-74648fa9a9506de5179716347194bc98 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#e7c000;border-left-width:0.5rem;color:#3f3400;background-color:#ffe5644d;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Warning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Don&#8217;t forget to save before you leave the page!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/churchtools-modules\/editoren\/wiki-html-editor\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7477\">HTML Editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/churchtools-module\/seiten-anlegen-bearbeiten\/0-wiki-seite\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7480\">How to create a new page?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/churchtools-modules\/seiten-anlegen-bearbeiten\/0-wiki-seiten-bearbeiten\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7481\">How to edit a page?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use the Markdown editor to edit wiki pages. 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