Markdown & HTML Code Guide for Beginners that includes 5 Useful Tips to edit Posts & Comments using Steemit's Raw Editor; Edit & Align Text, Columns, Table and Smiley's
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This Post is dedicated to all those new Users who recently joined Steemit and have no idea how to utilize the Raw Markdown Editor in order to edit Posts or Comments
When you decide to write out a post, you'll notice that there 2 options on the top right corner that enables you to switch between the built-in Editor or Raw Editor!
The Built-in Editor Is Simple and Easy to Use! If you're really desperate to start publishing content on Steemit this is for you! You won't need much for an ''Introduceyourself'' Post but as you begin to write more content you'll definitely want to familiarize yourself with Markdown & HTML Coding
I can understand that many of you, do not like the slightest idea of learning to code. You should at least give it a try! as there is possibility of getting rewarded by the Community! If your post has interesting Content and appealing layout it is bound to get more upvotes from the Steemit Community, so it pays to learn how to edit or format your Post & Comments
The Raw Editor allows you to edit content through Markdown and HTML Codes. Both of them are consider to be Mark Up Language
Markup languages are designed for the processing, definition and presentation of text. The language specifies code for formatting, both the layout and style, within a text file. The code used to specify the formatting are called tags. HTMLis a an example of a widely known and used markup language
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5 Beginner Tips
1) Make Text Bold or Italic
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2) How to Align Text to the Right & Left
If you spot an error in any of my Guides please feel free to correct me and also if there is anything you would like to see a Guide on, let me know! Dedicated young Steemian interested in getting Vested. Will write another tip on Markdown Codes Soon, Follow me for more!
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3) Insert Table
![sDKlGM.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/http://s.pictub.club/2016/12/23/sDKlGM.png)
Raw Editor Input Code
Benefits|Outcome
-|-|
Graphical Content| Data Visualization|
Visualization of statistics| Word Summary|
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4)Insert smiley's & Icons
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Icon | Code |
---|---|
😉 WinK | 😉 |
😊 Smile | 😊 |
😠 Angry | 😠 |
😜 Tongue | 😜 |
😧 Surprised | 😧 |
😱 Scream | 😱 |
😆 LOL | 😆 |
😎 Glasses | 😎 |
😍 Heart Eyes | 😍 |
😭 Crying | 😭 |
😞 Sad | 😞 |
😶 No Words | 😶 |
😇 Angel | 😇 |
😈 Devil | 😈 |
😵 Dizzy | 😵 |
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5) Format Text Into Columns
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Example
2 Columns
You can simply copy paste the code below into your Raw Editor and change my Text!
<div class=pull-left>
Write you first Column Text right here followed by closing Markdown Code
</div>
<div class=pull-right>
Now write the Text of your 2nd Column, keep in mind that some Markdown Styling won't Work
</div>
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This is a very helpful post
The emoji codes helps alot👍
very usefuls 😎
Indeed the post is quite enlightening
Thank you so much for explaining how to add icons!!!!!!
Upvoted and resteeemed.
Steem on,
Mike
Thank you @steemitguide, helped me setting up my first post. I kinda like the two columns and will continue adapting it for bilingual posts.
Regards!
Me parece excelente soy una newbies, y me preocupa la estetica de mis articulos prefiero aprender al mismo tiempo escribo pero para publicarlos, aprendere tus consejos me parece excelente seguir los pasos de personas que ya han recorido un camino en esta plataforma¡
This is really educating. Thanks👍
Thanks heaps, steemitguide. I've had centering and headings nailed for a while but struggle with left/right justifying images next to text and never even considered columns of text.
You've given me some valuable tips.
Great work! Thanks for the detailed explanation
Like I've always said, you can never have enough Markdown guides. ;)
helpful post upvoted