Markdown basics + Highlight + Preview mode + Wikilinks

Slima writes in Markdown — not Word-style WYSIWYG. Pure text, closer to your writing flow. Learn in 10 minutes, then stop thinking about formatting.

Slima Writing Studio editor: format toolbar with B (bold) / I (italic) / S (strikethrough) / H1 H2 H3 / lists / quote / link / table / highlight / image / undo redo

The format toolbar (left to right)

Items verified in i18n:

Icon	Function	i18n key
B	Bold	`editor.toolbar.bold`
I	Italic	`editor.toolbar.italic`
S	Strikethrough	`editor.toolbar.strikethrough`
H1 / H2 / H3	Three heading levels	`editor.toolbar.heading1/2/3`
List ☰ / 1.	Bulleted / ordered list	—
〝〞	Blockquote	—
🔗	Insert link	`editor.toolbar.link`
⊞	Insert table	`editor.toolbar.insertTable`
✏️	Highlight	`editor.toolbar.highlight`
🖼	Insert image	—
↶ ↷	Undo / redo	—
⋯	More (table add/del col/row, preview toggle)	—

Markdown syntax

Headings

# Chapter 1
## Section
### Subsection

H1 / H2 / H3. Toolbar buttons also work.

Emphasis

**bold**
*italic*
~~strikethrough~~

Or click the toolbar.

Lists

- item
- item
  - nested

1. ordered
2. ordered

Link

[link text](https://example.com)

Toolbar link icon → opens a dialog (placeholder text from i18n: "link text").

Blockquote

> blockquote

Tables

| Col 1 | Col 2 |
|-------|-------|
| Cell  | Cell  |

Or the toolbar "Insert table" button gives you the skeleton. After insertion, the ⋯ menu has "Add column / Add row / Delete column / Delete row / Delete table".

Highlight (4 colours)

Toolbar Highlight button — 4 colour options (from i18n):

Yellow
Green
Blue
Pink

Select text → click Highlight → pick a colour. Use "Remove highlight" to clear.

Edit mode vs Preview mode

Slima's editor is Edit mode by default (live what-you-see-is-what-you-mean) — type **bold** and it renders bold immediately, no separate preview pane.

The toolbar has a toggle to switch to Preview mode for a cleaner final-render view (i18n keys editor.editMode / editor.previewMode).

Wikilinks (internal)

[[Chapter 1]]

Slima auto-links to the matching file in the current book. When you rename a file, wikilinks update automatically.

See: File tree overview, Manage files and folders (rename + wikilink behaviour)

Autocomplete (inline cues)

Editor smart behaviours (observed; exact versions may vary):

# + space at start of line → H1
- / 1. + space at start → enter a list
Enter inside a list → continues the list
Enter on an empty list item → exits the list

Keyboard shortcuts

Exact keys vary by platform / version. Best way to discover: hover any toolbar button — the tooltip shows the function name + its shortcut. Or open the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl K) and search.