Structured text is an easy to use shorthand method for formatting text in your web pages. These simple commands will be translated to HTML when viewed in a web browser.

Paragraph

Separate paragraphs with at least one blank line in between.

Heading

Type out the heading; indent the first line of the next paragraph using a single space.

Bullet-list

Place a dash (-) before each item in your list. Double space list items.

Numbered List

Place a number before each item in your list. Double space list items.

Definition List

Type the definition term followed by two dashes and then type your definition

Italics/Emphasis

Demarcate text with a single asterick (*)

Bold/Strong

Enclose text with two astericks (**)

Underlined

Enclose text with an underscore ( _ )

Web Address Citation

Type out or copy/paste a web address

Example: http://www.google.com

Hypertext

Enclose text in quotation marks followed by a comma and the full web address

Example: "Google", http://www.google.com

Email Address

Enclose text in quotation marks followed by a comma, the code "mailto:" and the email address

Example: "Jordan Carswell", mailto:jordan.carswell@hccs.edu

Footnote

Cite your footnote using a bracketed number, [1]

At the end of the page, provide footnote using two periods, space, and bracketed number, .. [1]