###Intro video ###Formatting PublicLab.org uses **Markdown**, a simple way to add formatting to web pages. You can [read about Markdown here](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/), but if you want to keep things simple, you can just write in plain text and things should "just work". A great list of available Markdown syntax can be found here: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax ###Advanced formatting **Hyperlinks** To embed a link in clickable text, type the text in square brackets directly followed by the url in parentheses: `[Click here for PublicLab](http://publiclab.org/home)` This is displayed as: [Click here for PublicLab](http://publiclab.org/home) **Images** * To add an image: * Place the cursor where you want an image to be. * Drag and drop a jpg, png, or gif file to that place. * Some code like this will appear: `[![filename.jpg](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/001/446/medium/filename.jpg)]` `(https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/001/446/original/filename.jpg)` * Change the word "medium" to "large" to display a larger image. **Captions** * To add a figure caption under an image, place the image code as above. * Directly after the last closing parenthesis, enter two spaces (this is a line break and ensures that the caption will start on the following line). * Under that line enter your caption. Start and end your caption with an asterisk to make the text italics. * Directly after the last asterisk enter two spaces (to separate your caption from following text). **Lists** Make a bulleted list by starting with *a blank line* and then starting each line with `*, +, or -` followed by a space: `* Balloons` `* Kites` `* Poles` Will display as: * Balloons * Kites * Poles For numbered lists, *after a blank line* start each item with any number, a period, and a space: `1. Balloons` `7. Kites` `4. Poles` 1. Balloons 7. Kites 4. Poles To indent a line, indent it at least four spaces for each indent (sometimes fewer works): 1. Mapping tools 1. Balloons 2. Kites 3. Poles 2. Spectral tools 1. Spectrometer 2. Infragram **Code** To enter code (html, markdown, Python, etc) so that it will not be interpreted, begin and end the text with backtick quotes (on the key with the tilde ~). **Buttons and other HTML** ...this is a wiki... help flesh this out! ...