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 This is the ideal solution if you would like to customise the appearance of your PDF or paper version of the text before downloading or printing it.
-This type of file is generated through the native print feature of your browser with the addition of some [[MediaWiki:Print.css|dedicated styling]]. Through this feature, you can both print the document or download it as PDF. Depending on the browser you are using, the dialogue that pops up when you click the "" button will let you choose the page range you would like to save as PDF or print and whether you prefer the default portrait layout or the landscape layout. Additional options are often available (you may have to look for a "More options" button) for you to select:
+This type of file is generated through the native "Print" feature of your browser with the addition of some [[MediaWiki:Print.css|dedicated styling]]. Through this feature, you can both print the document or download it as PDF. Depending on the browser you are using, the dialogue that pops up when you click the "" button will let you choose the page range you would like to save as PDF or print and whether you prefer the default portrait layout or the landscape layout. Additional options are often available (you may have to look for a "More options" button) for you to select:
 * the page format: A4 is ideal for printing at home, Letter or A5 may be more practical if you are looking to read your PDF file on a computer screen, etc.;
 * the margin size: set big margins if you are going to print the file and would like to have some space for your notes and marginalia;
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 == Markdown files ==
+This is the ideal solution:
+* if you would like to copy and paste a text or a portion of a text into a word processor such as Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer;
+* if you need a very clean source file for further manual or automated text elaboration.
+The {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown Markdown file format]}} (.md) is a very simple markup language that is used to generate formatting through plain text. Compared to HTML, it is particularly suitable as the format for the Ludwig Wittgenstein Project’s source files because it only encodes information that has semantic value.
+This type of file is generated through a pipeline which was designed by Dr {{person link|Frederic Kettelhoit}} and runs via a {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project/wittgenstein-published-works GitHub job]}}.
+Please note: copying and pasting directly from the web pages is not recommended, because the formatting may easily be messed up in the process and you may end up pasting a lot of unnecessary, invisible information in your word processor.
 == Plain HTML files ==
+This is a less-than-ideal, but potentially still useful solution for the same purposes that are also fulfilled by the Markdown files:
+* if you would like to copy and paste a text or a portion of a text into a word processor such as Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer;
+* if you need a very clean source file for further manual or automated text elaboration.
+This type of file is generated through the "Render" feature of [[Special:Version|MediaWiki]], the software this website runs, which converts the MediaWiki source code of the page’s content section into HTML and ignores all CSS styles except those that are declared as inline styles.
+Please note: copying and pasting directly from the web pages is not recommended, because the formatting may easily be messed up in the process and you may end up pasting a lot of unnecessary, invisible information in your word processor.
 == More possibilities ==
 If you know your way around programming, you may be interested to explore the {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project Ludwig Wittgenstein Project’s GitHub repository]}} and to [[Project:Contacs|get in touch with us]].