Markdown Formatting Cheat Sheet

Formatting text in Amplify can be done, however due to the way the software is developed, a way of formatting called Markdown needs to be used. Essentially this is formatting text using a various punctuation/syntax.

Style	Syntax	Example	Output
Bold	OR __ __ (double asterisks or underscore)	Example Bold Text	Example Bold Text
Italics	* * OR _ _ (single asterisk or underscore)	Example Italic Text	Example Italic Text
Bold & Italic	* * OR ___ ___ OR _ _ (three asterisks or underscores or combinations)	_Example Bold Italic Text_ OR Example _Bold Italic_ Text Combined	Example Bold Italic Text Example Bold Italic Text
Heading	# symbol (up to using 6) determine heading levels	#Example Heading 1 ##Example Heading 2 ###Example Heading 3 ####Example Heading 4 #####Example Heading 5 ######Example Heading 6	Example Heading 1 Example Heading 2 Example Heading 3 Example Heading 4 Example Heading 5 Example Heading 6
Bulleted Lists	-OR * (use * or – or 1 (numbers) ensuring space between * or – or 1 and text)	- Example bullet 1 - Example bullet 2 * Example bullet 1 * Example bullet 2 1. Example bullet 1 2. Example bullet 2	- Example bullet 1 - Example bullet 2 * Example bullet 1 * Example bullet 2 1. Example bullet 1 2. Example bullet 2
Quoting text	> Symbol (up to using 6) determines quote levels (essentially indents with bar formatting)	>Example indent 1 >>Example indent 2 >>>Example indent 3 >>>>Example indent 4 >>>>>Example indent 5 >>>>>>Example indent 6
Indenting	Two spaces in front of text will indent	>Example indent 1 >>Example indent 2 >>>Example indent 3	Example indent 1 Example indent 2 Example indent 3
Hyperlinks	Hyperlink text to be wrapped in brackets, with URL in parenthesis	[Test Link](http://www....)	Test Link

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