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Can I format EMails messages and published Vacancy Web pages?

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Yes, by using the Markdown formatting conventions.

 

NOTE: To enable HTML formatted published web pages select Vacancy Publication from the PRS Tools menu; press the Publication Options... button then check the Use Markdown checkbox.

 

Here are some examples of commonly used Markdown conventions:

 

 

Bold Text

Enclose the text you want bold in double asterisks:

 

This **text is bold** text.

 

Displays:

 

This text is bold text.

 

New Paragraphs

Leave a blank line to start a new paragraph:

 

First line paragraph.

 

Second paragraph.

 

Displays:

 

First line paragraph.

 

Second paragraph.

 

If you want to force a line break within a paragraph put two or more spaces at the end of the line where you want the break to occur.

 

Bullet

Use dashes or asterisks at the start of a line to create a bullet point:

 

 

- First bullet point.

- Second bullet point.

- Third bullet point.

 

Displays:

 

First bullet point.
Second bullet point.
Third bullet point.

 

Numbered Lists

Put a number followed by a period at the start of each numbered item:

 

1. First numbered point.

2. Second numbered point.

3. Third numbered point.

 

Displays:

 

1. First numbered point.

2. Second numbered point.

3. Third numbered point.

 

Headers

A header line is created by staring a line with one to six hash characters:

 

## Level 2 Header

 

### Level 3 Header

 

Displays:

 

Level 2 Header

 

Level 3 Header

 

Email addresses

You can create clickable email address using by enclosing the email address in angle brackets. For exmple:

 

Email <support@prshq.com>.

 

Displays:

 

Email support@prshq.com.

 

Webpage links

You can create clickable webpage link susing the following syntax:

 

[<link-text>](<url>)

 

Where <link-text> is the displayed text and <url> is the web address or email address. For example:

 

Go to the [PRS website](http://prshq.com).

 

Displays:

 

Go to the PRS website.