learningtasks

Learning task 1

Install and configure as text editor with plugin

• What is your favorite text editor?
  • Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, ...
• Does it have a plugin or extension for Markdown?

1. Make sure you have a text editor installed.

• We recommend Notepad++

2. Install a plugin/extension for Markdown.

Using Notepad++ for Markdown

To use Notepad for Markdown you need to install a plugin. We recommend Markdown Panel.

Install the Markdown Panel in Notepad++

1. From the Plugins menu, choose Plugin Admin
2. In the search box, type markd
3. Check (tick) the box beside Markdown Panel
4. Click Install
   A dialog is displayed.
5. Click Yes
6. Wait for the operations to finish.
7. Click Notepad++ icon on the taskbar.
8. From the Plugins menu, choose Toggle Markdown panel

Configuring the Markdown Panel

Once you have installed the plugin, you need to configure it as the default Zoom size is far too small.

1. From the Plugins menu, choose MarkdownPanel,
2. then Toggle Markdown Panel
3. A message in the Panel warns that the current file is not markdown. Ignore this for now.
4. From the Plugins menu, choose MarkdownPanel, then Settings
   
5. Drag the Zoom level slider to 250%
6. Check (tick) the checkbox “Automatically show panel for supported files”.
7. Click Save

Then save the file as a markdown file

1. Click the Save icon
2. Choose a markdown format
3. Change the folder
4. Click Save
5. If you still get the error message that it is not markdown, close then reopen the panel.

Learning task 2

The text in the description of the tasks in the Paratext Project Plan can now be formatted using Markdown. Add Markdown codes to each task in YOUR project to make it easier to read and understand.

Instructions

1. Open your project in Paratext.
2. From the Project menu, choose Project Plan
3. In the list of tasks at the left, click on a task.
4. In the Description pane on the right, edit the text using markdown codes.
5. Click the Preview link at the bottom right of the description pane.
   

Learning task 3

The attached file contains several errors. How would you resolve the errors in this markdown text?

==Errors: to be added to a file by instructors==

1. space before ** > not bolded,
2. no space added after ## > not a heading,
3. wrong level heading (too many #)
4. mixture of * and - for bullets > uneven spacing in bullet list