====== Commenting and Deal Formatting ======

We often get queries about how to perform certain functions on ChoiceCheapies such as posting a deal, making a comment, creating a table, reminders, etc. 


==== Guides ====


Commenting and posting in deals & forum posts utilises the markdown and markdown extra system. The system is used by other popular websites such as [[https://reddit.com/|Reddit]]. 

[[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax|Official Markdown]]

[[http://michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/|Official Markdown Extra]]

You can also find formatting help at the bottom of every comment box.

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==== Formatting ====

^  Task  ^^  Code  ^^  Example  ^
|   Bold   | |   %%**theword**%%   | |   **theword**   |
|   Italic  | |   %%*theword*%%   | |   //theword//   |
|   Strike-through   | |   ~~theword~~   | |   <del>theword</del>   |


H1 (big text): 

<code> #theword</code>

Example:

<html><p style="font-size:16.8px"><b> theword </b></p> </html>


**Quoting text:   
**

<code> >theword </code>

Example:    

>theword   

You can also nest quotations.

<code> >first line of quote 
>>second line of quote</code>

Example:
>first line of quote
>>second line of quote

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Ordered lists (bullet points)

<code>* First item 
* Second item </code>

Example:

  * First Item
  * Second Item


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==== Links ====

URLs are automatically converted to links.

http://www.google.com

However, you can link a website to words.

Code: <code>[Title of Link](http://www.google.com)</code>

Example: [[http://www.google.com|Title of Link]]

Different link colours:

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====Tables====

Tables can be useful for long lists of items such as a [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/100137|weekly supermarket sale list.]]

Code:
<code>
| Header | Header | Right  |
|  Cell  |  Cell  |   $10  |
|  Cell  |  Cell  |   $20  |
</code>

Example: 

^ Header ^ Header ^ Right  ^
|  Cell  |  Cell  |   $10  |
|  Cell  |  Cell  |   $20  |

If you don't want to go through and create tables manually, you can use the [[http://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown_tables#|Markdown Tables generator]] which allows you to create markdown tables through a simple copy + paste GUI.

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====Other Markdown====


**A line or horizontal rule
**

Code: 
<code>-------</code>

Example:


----


**A definition list:
**

Code:

<code>Bottled water
: $ 1.25
: $ 1.55 (Large)
</code>

Example:

Bottled water

<html><p style= "text-indent:50px">$ 1.25</p></html>
    
<html><p style= "text-indent:50px">$ 1.55 (Large)</p></html>

**Code blocks such as ones shown above:
**

Code:

<code>
`code here`
</code>


Example:

<code>code here</code>

**Footnotes if needed:
**

<code>That's some text with a footnote.[^1]

[^1]: And that's the footnote.</code>


That's some text with a footnote. ((And that's the footnote.))