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Choose how Markdown appears

Mac, iPad and iPhoneFree

Soot stores formatting as Markdown: symbols such as ** around bold text, or # before a heading. You choose whether you see those symbols as you write. The note’s file is the same whichever you choose.

The choice applies to every note, on the device you set it on.

ChoiceWhat you see
FormattedFormatted text, with no symbols. This is the default.
While editingThe symbols on the lines you’re editing, and on any lines you’ve selected. A table you’re editing shows as Markdown.
Always show MarkdownEvery symbol, on every line.
A note about Lisbon with its heading, bold text and link formatted, and no Markdown symbolsA note about Lisbon with its heading, bold text and link formatted, and no Markdown symbols
Formatted
The same note with the symbols showing only on the selected line, around Time Out MarketThe same note with the symbols showing only on the selected line, around Time Out Market
While editing
The same note with every heading’s hashes, the bold text’s asterisks and the link’s address showingThe same note with every heading’s hashes, the bold text’s asterisks and the link’s address showing
Always show Markdown

The Mac’s View menu calls the last two Show While Editing and Always Show.

Change it on the Mac

Choose View ▸ Markdown, then Formatted, Show While Editing or Always Show. Press ⌘/ to cycle through the three.

The same three choices are in Soot ▸ Settings… under Editor, next to Show Markdown.

Change it on iPhone and iPad

  1. Tap Settings (the gear) at the top left of the Folders screen.

  2. Tap Editor.

  3. Under Show Markdown, tap Formatted, While editing or Always show Markdown.

On an iPad with a keyboard, you can also choose View ▸ Markdown in the menu bar, or press ⌘/.

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