Discover how to write manuscripts in Markdown and translate them with Pandoc into different
output formats. You'll use Markdown to annotate text formatting information with a strong focus
on semantic information: you can annotate your text with information about where chapters and
sections start but not how chapter and heading captions should be formatted. As a result
you'll decouple the structure of a text from how it is visualized and make it easier for you to
produce different kinds of output. The same text can easily be formatted as HTML PDF or Word
documents with various visual styles by tools that understand the markup annotations. Finally
you'll learn to use Pandoc a tool for translating between different markup languages such as
LaTeX HTML and Markdown. This book will not describe all the functionality that Pandoc
provides but will teach you how to translate Markdown documents how to customize your
documents using templates and how to extend Pandoc's functionality using filters. If that is
something you are interested in Introducing Markdown and Pandoc will get you started. With
this set of skills you'll be able to write more efficiently without worrying about needless
formatting and other distractions. What You Will Learn Why and how to use Markdown and Pandoc
Write Markdown Use extensions available in Pandoc and Markdown Write math and code blocks Use
templates and produce documents Who This Book Is For Programmers and problem solvers looking
for technical documentation solutions.
