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Tutorial on how to format & align your posts to make them look nicer using the Markdown & HTML syntax.

Markdown

• To italicize, enclose with *
• To bold, enclose with **
• Use *** to both italicize & make bold
• Hyperlink using [text](link) and replace "text" with the text you want to hyperlink & "link" with the URL you want to hyperlink to
• Create numbered lists using 1. 2. etc. and unordered lists using * followed by a space then your text
• Remember to use the YouTube embed code when embedding videos in your post & placing them one line below your text (NOT adjacent to your text!)
• Use the strikethrough feature on your words by enclosing them with ~~
• Change titles to heading 1, 2, 3, etc. using # ## ### etc. followed by a space then your title
• Quote others using blockquotes >

HTML

• Center your text/images using <center></center>
• Make your text bold with <strong></strong>
• Italicize your text with <i></i>
• Hyperlink text using <a href="link">text</a> and replace "text" with the text you want to hyperlink & "link" with the URL you want to hyperlink to
• Hyperlink images using <a href="link"><img src="https://InsertYourOwnImageHere.com"></a> and replace "https://InsertYourOwnImageHere.com" with the picture's URL you want to hyperlink & "link" with the URL you want to hyperlink to
• Change titles to heading 1, 2, 3, etc. using <h1></h1> <h2></h2> <h3></h3> etc.
• Align pictures to the left/right of your text by using <p><div class=pull-left>link</div>text</p> and replace "text" with your own text, "link" with the picture's URL, and change "left" to "right" if you want to align the photo to the right of your text (otherwise leave this part as-is)

This video was recorded in collaboration with @world5list as per requested by @world-travel-pro for his father @yankee-statman. Check out the final product of René's post using the formatting skills he learned here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@world5list/introducing-steemit-journeys-another-hard-push

As mentioned in the video, here's a link to the cheatsheet I was referring to: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet#links

Check out my previous "Beginner Basics" post here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@theywillkillyou/beginner-basics-your-steemit-wallet-steem-vs-sbd-vs-sp-powering-up-and-cashing-out

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