{"title":"Using markdown for StoreConnect content","slug":"how-to-use-markdown","url":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/how-to-use-markdown","url_markdown":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/how-to-use-markdown.md","subtitle":null,"summary":"Use Markdown instead of HTML to format text in content blocks, pages, and product descriptions. Simpler syntax reduces errors and can be converted from Word documents using free tools.","type":"Help_Documentation","video_url":"","keywords":"markdown, text formatting, content blocks, product descriptions, html alternative, word to markdown, markdown syntax, page formatting, content fields, formatting text","last_modified":"2026-08-21T07:12:35+0000","body_markdown":"Many objects within StoreConnect allow you to use [markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/) in certain description or content fields. For example, in summary and body content fields.\n\nMarkdown is a simpler way of formatting text on the page, instead of using HTML tags.\n\n**Formatting in HTML:**\n\n```\nTitle\n\nThis is some text with a list of 3 items:\n\n  One\n  Two\n  Three\n\nRead more at my help site\n```\n\n**Formatting in markdown:**\n\n```\n\n# Title\n\nThis is some text with a list of 3 items:\n\n* One\n* Two\n* Three\n\nRead more at [my help site](/help)\n```\n\nMarkdown is fairly easy to get familiar with and less error-prone than html formatting. To help you use markdown, take a look at this [Getting Started with Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/getting-started) guidance.\n\n## Convert to markdown from normal doc formatting\n\nIf you prefer to write everything in a regular document and use styles for headings and formatting, this can be easily converted to markdown using most [free online Word to Markdown converters](https://word2md.com/). After you convert the content you want, then copy and paste the markdown in to StoreConnect."}