# Export Markdown

## What is Markdown?

**Markdown** is a lightweight markup language used to create formatted text from plain text using special characters, making it easy to write and read. It is widely used for web content, technical documentation, and online forums, and its syntax is converted to HTML or other formats by a parser. 

## Export a Course as Markdown

<figure><img src="https://3560131808-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoKhlOpFC8JmF8TcxylWx%2Fuploads%2F4R65cf4jOqBUSVQ4HO8K%2FExport_Markdown.01.png?alt=media&#x26;token=bd3d40c5-8e0c-4220-89dd-9e9176b83a8c" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
[Open a Project](https://help.parta.io/project/set-a-project/manage-a-project)  and go to the **Export** tab.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select **Markdown**.

A new window will appear.

<figure><img src="https://3560131808-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FoKhlOpFC8JmF8TcxylWx%2Fuploads%2FR47AcpGTs7779XdWNpOm%2FExport_Markdown.02.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3c1e6cc6-02a5-4c00-a688-0f20e6ae053f" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select **Include media** option:

* **Markdown only**: Downloads the course without media content;
* **ZIP with media**: Downloads the course with media and links.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Content to publish** to show the list of sections included in an exported course.

{% hint style="warning" %}
[Exclude a section](https://help.parta.io/export-a-course#exclude-from-export) from the export at the **Contents** tab.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click the **Export** button.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}