Author Markdown documents from the Web Editor id223MIE0B079
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that can help you add formatting elements to plain text documents. AEM Guides provides the feature to create, author, and preview a Markdown (.md) topic from the Web Editor. You can also upload the existing Markdown documents and edit them in the Web Editor.
Create a Markdown topic
Perform the following steps to create a Markdown topic from the Web Editor:
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Select a folder in the Repository View.
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Create Markdown Topic in one of the following ways:
- Click Create DITA File icon on the top-right corner of the Repository Panel and then select Markdown Topic from the dropdown.
- Select Create from the Options menu of the selected folder and then select Markdown Topic from the dropdown.
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Enter the name and path of the Markdown topic in the Create New Markdown Topic dialog.
- Click Create.
The Markdown topic is created at the selected path and is open for editing.
Author and Preview a Markdown topic
Perform the following steps to author a Markdown topic from the Web Editor:
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Select an existing Markdown topic(.md) in the Repository View.
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Double-click the topic to open it in the editing window.
The topic opens in Source mode.
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Update the content in the Markdown topic.
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Click Preview on the top-right to preview the topic.
note note NOTE The Preview mode shows how a topic will be displayed when it is viewed by a user in their browser. -
Use Save as a New Version in the main toolbar to save the changes you have made in your topic and create a new version of your topic. You can also use Save All in the main toolbar to save your changes in all opened topics.
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Click Close on the top-right to close the Markdown topic.
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