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jjt
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago
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Markdown links not working? Bug?

Typing the following: 

More info can be found at [this page](https://example.com)

Produces:

More info can be found at [this page](https://example.com)

 

Instead of expected:

More info can be found at this page

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    I don't believe Markdown links are supported. You can create a link by higlighting some text and pressing ⌘ and K on Mac or Ctrl and K on Windows. Also, for the full list of supported keyboard shortcuts and markdown options, press ⌘ and / on Mac or Ctrl and / on Windows.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    9 years ago

    I don't believe Markdown links are supported. You can create a link by higlighting some text and pressing ⌘ and K on Mac or Ctrl and K on Windows. Also, for the full list of supported keyboard shortcuts and markdown options, press ⌘ and / on Mac or Ctrl and / on Windows.

  • jjt's avatar
    jjt
    Explorer | Level 3
    9 years ago

    Oof, well that's too bad.

  • ldweeks's avatar
    ldweeks
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    Yeah, that really is too bad. It's a wonderful feature, but I'm stuck without links.

  • Ed's avatar
    Ed
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago

    Hi jjt

     

    You can actually do it by pasting the link on the highlighted word. So let's say you highlight "this page" and CTRL + V to paste the link on it. It will return the outcome you expect.

     

    Let me know if it helps.

  • jjt's avatar
    jjt
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    Hi Ed,

     

    Yup, that's what I have to resort to. But I'd rather be able to use my muscle memory from every other Markdown experience where I can type `[blah blah blah blah...](` cmd+v `)` and get a link. I find typing `blah` shift+alt+arrow+arrow+arrow+... cmd+v more work and it interrupts my workflow more.

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