What Is Markdown?
Markdown is a "lightweight" markup language that uses tags and other symbols β this can include "*" or "#" characters β to determine how text should be displayed.
Markdown in Taskade
Taskade supports Markdown in several places:
Chat and comments to communicate with your team.
Quick Add widget to instantly add notes and tasks to projects.
Project editor to format tasks, checklists, and paragraphs.
Here is a list of supported syntax elements:
β
Feature | Output | Syntax |
Bold | **bold** | |
Italic | _italic_ | |
Underline | Double underline __test__ | |
Block quote | > block quote | |
Strikethrough | ~~hi~~ | |
Inline code | ```inline code``` | |
Code block | ```code | |
Workspace links | check out this space
"workspace link" | |
Project links | visit this project "project link" |
Formatting Nodes with Markdown
Add the following characters followed by a space at the beginning of a task/node:
[] to convert a node into Check 1
.
# to convert a node into H1
.
## to convert a node into H2
.
- to convert a node into Bullet 1
.
1.,2.,3. to convert a node into Numbered List
.
Markdown in Chat/Comments
Start a chat conversation or add a new comment.
"Wrap" your message in Markdown syntax.
Taskade will display your text accordingly.
Quick Add Markdown
π΄ (macOS) Click the Taskade icon in the Menu Bar, or
π΅ (Windows) Click the Taskade icon in the System Tray.
Type a text/task β‘ choose target Workspace/Folder and Project.
(optional) Pick the Block where you want to add the task.
Click Add to Project or use the β¨οΈ β + Enter/Ctrl + Enter shortcut to confirm.
Import Markdown
Go to a workspace/folder.
Click the arrow Λ next to the β New Project button.
Select Import and choose Markdown.
Copy and paste Markdown text or upload a .txt/.md file.
Click Import to finish.
Export Markdown
Open a Project you want to export as Markdown.
Click Β·Β·Β· at the top right-hand corner of your Project and select π₯ Export.
Markdown in Agent Chat
Use Markdown syntax to structure your prompts in conversations with agents:
**bold**
_italic_
> block quote
~~strikethrough~~
'inline code'
```code
block```
- or * unordered list
1. ordered list
π‘ Vist: Visit AI Agent Chat to learn more.
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