Structured text is an easy to use shorthand method for formatting text in your web pages. These simple commands will be translated to HTML when viewed in a web browser.
Paragraph
Separate paragraphs with at least one blank line in between.
Heading
Type out the heading; indent the first line of the next paragraph using a single space.
Bullet-list
Place a dash (-) before each item in your list. Double space list items.
Numbered List
Place a number before each item in your list. Double space list items.
Definition List
Type the definition term followed by two dashes and then type your definition
Italics/Emphasis
Demarcate text with a single asterick (*)
Bold/Strong
Enclose text with two astericks (**)
Underlined
Enclose text with an underscore ( _ )
Web Address Citation
Type out or copy/paste a web address
Example: http://www.google.com
Hypertext
Enclose text in quotation marks followed by a comma and the full web address
Example: "Google", http://www.google.com
Email Address
Enclose text in quotation marks followed by a comma, the code "mailto:" and the email address
Example: "Jordan Carswell", mailto:jordan.carswell@hccs.edu
Footnote
Cite your footnote using a bracketed number, [1]
At the end of the page, provide footnote using two periods, space, and bracketed number, .. [1]