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3gCnf‖Working with markdown (.md) files

6TaW5‖LibreOfficeDev Writer can open and save files in markdown (.md) file format, as well as paste markdown contents in a text document.

dQk5x‖Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to format text using simple syntax. It is widely used for writing documentation, README files, forum posts, and even some emails.

SR3fw‖Opening a markdown file

1. b7xvB‖Choose File - Open.

2. FKddk‖Locate the markdown file that you want to open.

   ACAAx‖If the file has a *.md extension, select the file.

   KbRE3‖If the markdown file has another extension, select the file, and then select "Markdown Document (.md, .markdown)" in the File type box

3. TExFQ‖Click Open.

CNGTW‖To save a file in Markdown format

1. zGgAd‖Open the text document that you want to save as a Markdown file.

2. fgC3P‖Choose File - Save as.

3. GBTYp‖In the File name box, enter a name for the file.

4. Z9EEG‖In the File type box, select "Markdown Document (.md)".

5. 56eF6‖Click Save.

sPQNn‖Pasting markdown contents in a LibreOfficeDev text document.

KBxk5‖You can paste Markdown content directly into a LibreOfficeDev Writer document. Writer intelligently applies the corresponding styles, automatically assigning paragraph, list, and character formatting, using the automatic (default) styles.

D8e8m‖Opening a markdown file using the command line

3BqA8‖You can open a Markdown file from the command line and automatically apply a template to generate a custom-formatted text document. Enter the following command in your operating system’s command shell to apply the template file template.ott to the file test.md:

soffice --infilter='Markdown:{"TemplateURL":{"type":"string","value":"./template.ott"}}' test.md