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Mark Down tables

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