Formatting text¶
Formatting using the Textile markup language¶
Text in the Talk Abstract field and the Series Description field can be formatted using Textile markup.
The basics are very easy to remember:
Headings (Abstract only)
h1. Main Heading
h2. Sub heading
Paragraphs
Separate paragraphs with a blank line.
This is a new paragraph.
Bold and Italic
*This will create bold text*
_This will create italics_
Bullet Points and Numbered Lists (Abstract only)
* First Item
* Second Item
# Item One
# Item Two
Links
A web address should convert into a link automatically when you save the talk. To give the link a title rather than just show the web address:
"Oxford University":http://www.ox.ac.uk
To make an email clickable use the following:
"$":mailto:joe.blogs@ox.ac.uk
If you need more, there is a comprehensive manual on txstyle.org
Pasting from Word¶
You can copy and paste from Word, but you will need to format the text again.
If you have a number of abstracts and lots of formatting, then try:
- adjusting the styles in your Word document following the guidelines below
- saving your Word document as a plain text file
- opening the file in a plain text editor (e.g.: Notepad) and copying from there
Headings
- Format > Style > Modify > Numbering ...
- Choose Numbering, click any numbering style and click the Customize ... button
- Set the Number style to None and type ‘h1’ in the Number format box
Bullet Points
- Format > Bullets and Numbering
- Click the Customize ... button
- Select an asterisk from the Bullet Character options
Numbered Lists
- Format > Bullets and Numbering
- Click the Customize ... button
- Set the Number style to None and type ‘#’ in the Number format box
Other useful tools¶
- Table converter - turning a CSV file (e.g.: exported from Excel) into a Textile table of information
- Pandoc - open source software to convert to Textile from other formats