Text Formatting

Make your text bold, italic, linked, or code-styled.

Format text inline without leaving the keyboard. Select text to see formatting options, or use keyboard shortcuts.

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What You Can Do

• Bold - Strong emphasis
• Italic - Light emphasis
• Inline code - Monospace for code snippets
• Strikethrough - Cross out text
• Links - Clickable URLs with custom text

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Format	Shortcut	Markdown
Bold	Cmd+B	**text**
Italic	Cmd+I	*text*
Link	Cmd+K	[text](../url)

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How It Works

Bold and Italic

1. Select text
2. Press Cmd+B (bold) or Cmd+I (italic)
3. Text formats immediately

Or use the bubble menu that appears when you select text.

Inline Code

For code within a sentence (like variable or function()):

1. Type backticks around the text: `code`
2. Or select text and click the code button in the bubble menu

Strikethrough

To strike through text:

1. Type ~~text~~ in markdown
2. Or use the formatting menu

Links

Create a link:

1. Select the text you want to link
2. Press Cmd+K
3. Enter the URL
4. Press Enter

Link to a file in your workspace (v1.7.2):

• Type @ anywhere in the editor to open a file search picker at your cursor
• Start typing a filename, use the arrow keys, and press Enter to insert a Markdown link with the correct relative path
• The Cmd+K Add Link dialog also accepts @ in the URL field for the same file picker
• Press Escape to dismiss without inserting

Link validation:

• URLs must start with http:// or https://
• If you forget, RiteMark adds https:// automatically

Open a link:

• Cmd+Click (Ctrl+Click on Windows and Linux) on any link to follow it
• External URLs open in your system browser
• As of v1.7.2, internal links open too: .md/.mdx files open as Ritemark documents in a new tab, while PDFs, images, CSVs, and source files open via VS Code's default opener

Edit a link:

1. Click on the linked text
2. Press Cmd+K
3. Edit or remove the URL

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Bubble Menu

When you select text, a floating toolbar appears with:

Button	Action
B	Bold
I	Italic
H1	Heading 1
H2	Heading 2
H3	Heading 3
Quote	Blockquote
Link	Add/edit link
Table	Insert table

The menu follows your selection. Click outside or press Escape to close it.

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Tips

• Toggle formatting - Press the same shortcut again to remove formatting
• Multiple formats - Text can be both bold AND italic
• Links in lists - Links work inside list items and tables too
• Copy formatted - Copy-paste preserves formatting within RiteMark

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Related

• Core Editor - Basic editing
• Block Types - Headings, lists, code blocks
• Keyboard Shortcuts - All shortcuts