---
title: "Introduction to Markdown"
nav_exclude: true
subtitle: "One source, several presentation formats"
author: "[your name here]"
date: "YYYY-MM-DD"
---

## What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that is:

- readable as plain text
- easy to edit
- convertible to many output formats

## Common syntax

```markdown
# A heading

- A list item
- Another list item

[A link](https://pandoc.org/)
```

## One source, multiple outputs

The same Markdown presentation can become:

- a Beamer PDF
- a PowerPoint presentation
- an HTML slide show

## Key idea

Keep the content in a portable plain-text source file and generate the presentation format you need.

## Try it yourself

1. Edit this file.
2. Add another slide using a level-two heading.
3. Generate both PDF and PowerPoint versions.
4. Compare the results.