Markdown Text Formatting

CATS has limited support for detailed text formatting in note fields using our custom markdown syntax.

Markdown does not work for all output options. Currently, only HTML-based outputs (HTML, PDF, Word, etc.) are capable of processing markdown. Generating a text document or printing to a printer will strip out the markdown.

To create a table, start each line with two vertical bars “||” and separate the contents of each cell in the row with a single vertical bar “|”.

Each line is a separate row in the table.

The first line in the table will always be the header row.

You can align the contents of the cell by adding spaces to the left and/or right sides of the cell's content. More space on the left side means “right-aligned”. Equal spaces on the left and right side mean “centered”. By default all text is “left-aligned”.

Example:
|| Header1 | Header2 | Header3 | Header4 
|| Content |   Right-aligned |   900.12 |  Centered  
|| More | Left-aligned |   10.05 |    Right-aligned

Use pairs of asterisks “**” to make bold text.

Example:
**this text is bold!**

Use pairs of forward slashes “//” to make italic text.

Example:
//this text will appear as italics//

Use pairs of underscores “__” to make underline text.

Example:
__this text should be underlined__

Use four asterisks on a line by themselves to make a horizontal line

Example:
****