Join Justin Seeley for an in-depth discussion in this video Editing posts using Markdown, part of Tumblr Quick Start.
In addition to utilizing HTML to edit your posts here inside of Tumblr, you can…also use something known as Markdown.…Now, if you're familiar with Markdown, chances are you love it; everybody I…know that uses it does.…If you're not familiar with it, it might be something you want to look into to…edit your post in Tumblr.…It just depends on how you like to work, and whether or not you're comfortable…enough to utilize it.…In order to turn Markdown on here inside of Tumblr, you have to go right up here…to this little gear, and launch your Preferences.…Once I get into the Preferences, I'll scroll down, and find where it says Edit posts using.…
Now, we've already turned on plain text and HTML, but if I want to enable…Markdown, I simply click right here.…If you're not sure what Markdown is, or if you just need a refresher on how to…use it, you can click this little question mark…here, and it'll launch the Daring Fireball Web site, where you'll be able to…learn all about Markdown.…Basically, Markdown is a text to HTML conversion tool for Web writers.…
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2/16/2012- What is Tumblr?
- Touring the interface
- Exploring the Tumblr Blocks
- Creating a custom domain
- Understanding likes, reblogs, and notes
- Blocking and unblocking users
- Adjusting basic appearance settings
- Adding a logo
- Creating a post
- Editing multiple posts at once
- Inserting video and audio into pages
- Finding theme marketplaces
- Editing posts using HTML and markdown
- Adding comments with Disqus
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome44s
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What is Tumblr?1m 58s
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Who uses Tumblr?2m 55s
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Creating a Tumblr account1m 48s
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1. Getting to Know Tumblr
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Learning the Tumblr blocks3m 54s
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2. Customizing Your Blog
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Choosing a Tumblr theme4m 53s
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Modifying the CSS of a theme2m 54s
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Adding your own CSS3m 33s
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3. Publishing with Tumblr
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Creating quote posts3m 3s
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Creating chat posts3m 17s
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Creating audio posts4m 21s
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Creating video posts5m 33s
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Saving posts as drafts2m 28s
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Working with queued posts3m 59s
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4. Working with Pages
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Tumblr pages explained5m 48s
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Linking to pages in Tumblr3m 51s
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5. Taking the Next Step
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Finding theme marketplaces2m 53s
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Installing a premium theme3m 54s
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Editing posts using HTML4m 22s
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Editing posts using Markdown2m 22s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye36s
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