Tables are created using pipes (|) and dashes (-), with colons (:) used to align cell contents.
Cell orientation
|:--|left-aligned column|:--:|centred column|--:|right-aligned column
Adding links
- external links:
[Physics Department](http://www.physics.utoronto.ca) - pdf document:
<:doc:Extreme Optics>: pdf document("Extreme Optics" is the title of the uploaded document)
An example of a simple table
|Person|Institution|Document|Date|
|--|:--:|--|--:|
|John Doe|[Physics Department](http://www.physics.utoronto.ca)|<:doc:Extreme Optics>: pdf document|Sep. 3, 2021|
a sample markdown table
| Person | Institution | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Doe | Physics Department | Extreme Optics: pdf document | Sep. 3, 2021 |