Deck Ad‑Lib
Fill the blanks, learn the Markdown words, then open your draft in the deck builder.
Step 1 · Frontmatter
Deck metadata wrapped in triple-dash fences.
Slide decks start with --- lines wrapping key: value pairs—title, subtitle, author, theme. The deck builder reads this block before the first slide.
I am building a deck called … for …. My name on the cover is ….
# Title opens slide one. Use a short paragraph, then - bullet lines. Add Speaker note: on its own line for presenter cues—the deck shows these separately.
Slide one shouts … and promises ….
A lone --- line on its own starts a new slide. Use ## Subheading inside a slide for sections like Outcome or Activity.
The next slide covers …. The outcome is ….
Tables use pipe rows: | Col | Col | then a divider row | --- | --- |. Blockquotes start with > for pull quotes or evidence lines.
We close with assessment on … and the line ….
Your Markdown draft
Updates live as you type—the same syntax the deck builder expects.
Fill step one to start your deck story.
- ---
- Frontmatter fence or slide break between sections.
- title / subtitle / author / theme
- Frontmatter keys the builder maps to deck metadata.
- # / ##
- Slide title and in-slide subheading.
- - item
- Unordered bullet list inside a slide.
- Speaker note:
- Presenter-only cue; not shown as main slide body copy.
- | table |
- Pipe rows for assessment grids and comparisons.
- > quote
- Blockquote for emphasis or evidence on a slide.