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Microsoft

Collaborate with others with Markdown and GitHub Pages

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Overview

  • Module 1: Learn to use key GitHub features, including issues, notifications, branches, commits, and pull requests.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Communicate with the project community in issues
    • Manage notifications for project events
    • Create branches to manage work in parallel
    • Make commits to update project source
    • Introduce changes with pull requests
    • Deploy a web page to GitHub Pages
  • Module 2: Learn to use Markdown to communicate with brevity, clarity, and expression.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Use Markdown to add lists, images, and links in a comment or text file
    • Determine where and how to use Markdown in a GitHub repository
    • Learn about syntax extensions available in GitHub (GitHub-flavored Markdown)
  • Module 3: Learn how to host your personal, organization, and project sites for free with GitHub Pages.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Enable GitHub Pages
    • Choose a theme with Jekyll
    • Use YAML front matter
    • Customize your site
    • Create and edit blog posts

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Introduction to GitHub
    • Introduction
    • What is GitHub?
    • Exercise - A guided tour of GitHub
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Communicate effectively on GitHub by using Markdown
    • Introduction
    • What is Markdown?
    • Exercise - Communicating using Markdown
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Create and host web sites by using GitHub Pages
    • Introduction
    • What is GitHub Pages?
    • Exercise - Enable, create, and update a GitHub Pages web site
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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