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How to Turn Markdown Support On or Off in Google Docs

In Google Docs on a computer, open Tools > Preferences and tick or untick Enable Markdown. Learn what the setting supports and how Docs handles Markdown files.
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On a computer, open a file in Google Docs, Slides, or Drawings and go to Tools > Preferences. Tick Enable Markdown to turn Markdown support on, or untick it to turn support off. Google’s published instructions describe the computer interface, not a mobile-app path.

Turn Markdown support on or off

  1. On a computer, open a file in Google Docs, Slides, or Drawings.
  2. Select Tools > Preferences.
  3. Tick Enable Markdown to enable support, or untick it to disable support.

These are the steps in Google’s instructions for using Markdown in Docs, Slides, and Drawings. The help page does not give a corresponding path in the mobile apps.

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What the setting lets you do

Google lists Markdown formatting for italics, bold, strikethrough, and links, and says Markdown can also create headings. Its examples cover heading levels one through six. The preference is part of a broader set of ways to exchange Markdown and Docs content:

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  • Paste Markdown into a Doc: Copy Markdown text, open a document on a computer, right-click, and choose Paste from Markdown. Google says it converts the Markdown into Docs content as it pastes.
  • Copy Docs content as Markdown: Select content, right-click, and choose Copy as Markdown.
  • Download a document as Markdown: In Docs, choose File > Download > Markdown (.md).
  • Import a Markdown file: Choose File > Open > Upload and select the file. Google also describes uploading the file to Drive and opening it with Google Docs.

Google documents these options on its Markdown help page.

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Opening an existing Markdown file

Opening a .md or .markdown file in Docs does not necessarily convert it into a standard Docs file: Google says the file remains a Markdown file. Some Docs-specific features may change in Markdown files, including smart chips, web formatting, font colors, highlights, and text alignment.

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