The Markdown text format makes it easy for people—not only software developers but anyone with a keyboard—to write text that can be converted readily into HTML or another rich format. What’s ...

How to Format Text in HTML Lists. HTML lists are extremely customizable with CSS. Many a website's menu is powered by carefully formatted HTML lists. If you have the nerve to skim Facebook's ...

Markdown is a simple way to format text using special characters: To write an italic word, just surround it with asterisks. To make a word bold, just surround it with two pairs of asterisks.

Check if you have rich formatting enabled. If you see a row of formatting icons, HTML is turned on. If you see no such icons, look for the "Rich formatting" link and click it.