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# Communicate using Markdown
_This course will walk you through everything you need to start organizing ideas and collaborating using Markdown, a lightweight language for text formatting._
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-:golf: Start
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[![start-course](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1221423/154366775-5491926f-9ed1-4a4a-a229-0810c0ed7e5e.svg)](https://github.com/skills/communicate-using-markdown/generate)
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_Welcome to "Communicate using Markdown"! :wave:_
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_Great job adding headers to the file :sparkles:_
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_Great job adding an image to the file :tada:_
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-:ballot_box_with_check: Step 4: Make a task list
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_Great job adding a code example to the file :partying_face:_
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_Congratulations friend, you've completed this course!_