Markdown Reference: Speak the Language of Slides.

Mastering TypeSlide starts with Markdown. This quick reference guide will help you craft your presentations efficiently, focusing purely on your content and structure.

Basic Formatting

Markdown Rendered Output Description
# My New Slide Title (Starts a new slide) New Slide: The most important command. A single # at the beginning of a line indicates a new presentation slide.
## Block Title new block Block: Creates an new horizontal block. Main purpose is to end a column created with ###.
### Column Title new column element Column: Add a new column to the current block or slide.
**bold text** bold text Bold: Emphasize key terms.
*italic text* italic text Italic: For emphasis or titles.

 

Lists & Content Blocks

Markdown Rendered Output Description
* Item One * Item One Unordered List: Use * or - to create bullet points.
* Item Two * Item Two
1. First Point 1. First Point Ordered List: Use numbers followed by a period.
2. Second Point 2. Second Point
> This is a quote. > This is a quote. Blockquote: For emphasis or citations.

 

TypeSlide Specific & Advanced Elements

Markdown Rendered Output Description
![Alt Text](image.jpg) (Embedded Image) Images: Insert visuals with standard Markdown syntax.
`inline code` inline code Inline Code: For small code snippets within a sentence.
“`python (Formatted Code Block) Code Blocks: Use triple backticks (“`) for multi-line code, optionally specify language for syntax highlighting.
print("Hello, World!") print("Hello, World!")
$$\sum_{i=1}^n i$$ LaTeX Math: Embed complex mathematical equations. (Inline math uses $ delimiters)
:TODO: My To-Do item (Red visual cue in editor) Custom To-Do Marker: Appears as a bright red visual cue in the editor. Counts towards your Section overview for quick tracking. Invisible to audience. Marked as complete via UI.