
Sites like Imgur makes this pretty simple, but you can also use dropbox and flickr. In order to insert an image, it has to first exist online and be linkable. If you want to do a 'soft break' - you need to add two spaces at the end of the line. This is helpful for comments to the author you want hidden from the reader. One of the cooler tricks you can do with markdown, is wrap any text with - for example will hide the word 'text' when it gets converted to markdown. Option 2: Or, you can link a word like this: ()īonus TIP: If you put a standard email address in, AuthorDock will automatically recognize it as an email address.ĭepends on how deep you want to go.


Option 1: You can simple put in front of the URL or www. Hyperlinks to external websites (2 methods): ¶ (you can go up to 6 headings if you really need to!) Paragraph formatting ¶ Heading 1 ¶ Heading 2 ¶ Heading 3 ¶ Section breaks (helpful lines to distinguish break sections): ¶ The source file (before markdown conversion) of this is available at: It also runs on the Mac, PC, and iPad! Author Dock formatting tips ¶ I personally love the NoteBooks app because it allows you to have many notes, folder, and has a nice search function built in. You are sure to find one that exactly to your liking! Markdown Pad - free version will sufficeĪlso, there's a massive list of Markdown editors (including web based, mac and PC) on Mashable.

One of the more advanced writers is called Ulysses and it has a huge fan base (it's got a bit more of a learning curve). You can also search the Apple app store - when I last check, there were dozens. Here is a few of the more popular Markdown formatting programs/apps: Mac ¶ You can do a lot of fancy formatting in AuthorDock, but it does require that you use Markdown to do it. Markdown is the formatting used in AuthorDock and PubWriter.
