Textile support on DreamApply Knowledge Base

Getting started with Textile

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Assume you want to add content to the main page of the DreamApply portal. Textile will help you highlight key points, organize requirements and guide applicants through their next steps.

Step 1. Locate the front-segment

DreamApply uses templates to display content across the portal, including portal pages, invoice blueprints and system emails. The content displayed under the top banner on the main page is controlled by the front-segment template.

Headings

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To create headings, start a line with the heading tag, h1 through h6, followed by a period.

Heading formatting

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h1. Heading level 1

h2. Heading level 2

h3. Heading level 3

h4. Heading level 4

h5. Heading level 5 

h6. Heading level 6

Heading formatting

 HTML
 
<h1>Heading level 1</h1>

<h2>Heading level 2</h2>

<h3>Heading level 3</h3>

<h4>Heading level 4</h4>

<h5>Heading level 5</h5>

<h6>Heading level 6</h6>

Paragraphs

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To create paragraphs, add plain text separated by a blank line.

Paragraph formatting

 Textile
 
This is a paragraph.

This is another paragraph.

HTML-formatted text

 HTML
 
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

<p>This is another paragraph.</p>

Inline text (bold, italic and other)

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You can format inline text using the following text styles:

Bold text
Italic text
Mixed bold and italic text
Inserted and deleted text
Superscript and subscript text

Bold text

To use strong and bold text, wrap the text in single asterisks * or double asterisks **. To mark several characters within a word as strong or bold, use square brackets.

Strong and bold tags display text in a bold font by default in nearly all browsers.

Lists

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You can use the following types of lists:

Unordered lists
Ordered lists
Mixed lists
Definition lists

Unordered lists

To create an unordered (bulleted) list, start each list item with an asterisk *. To create a nested list, add an extra asterisk * at the beginning of the line.

Unordered list formatting

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* First item
** Subitem 1
** Subitem 2
* Second item
* Third item
* Fourth item

Unordered list formatting

 HTML
 
 
<ul>
 <li>First item
 <ul>
 <li>Subitem 1</li>
 <li>Subitem 2</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li>Second item</li>
 <li>Third item</li>
 <li>Fourth item</li>
</ul>

Ordered lists

To create an ordered (numbered) list, start each list item with a hash #. To create a nested list, add an extra hash # at the beginning of the line.

Links

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To add a link, wrap the link text in double quotes " followed by a colon : and provide the link URL.

The following URL protocols are whitelisted for links:

http
https
mailto
ftp

Local links

Local links point to pages within the DreamApply portal. You can use absolute or relative links, depending on your setup.

Link formatting

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This is an absolute link: "News":/en_GB/news/new/1-unlock-scholarship-opportunities

This is a relative link: "News":../new/1-unlock-scholarship-opportunities

Link formatting

 HTML
 
<p>This is an absolute link: <a href="/en_GB/news/new/1-unlock-scholarship-opportunities">News</a></p>

<p>This is a relative link: <a href="../new/1-unlock-scholarship-opportunities">News</a></p>

External links

External links point to other websites and require a full URL, including the protocol.

Images

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The DreamApply support for image markup is limited. DreamApply renders images only in:

Footer that is automatically appended to email messages sent from the system. For details, see Configure outgoing email settings.
Letterhead templates. For details, see Use letterheads.

The following URL protocols are whitelisted for images:

http
https
mailto
ftp

To add an image, wrap the image link in exclamation marks !. You can use the title attribute for images.

Image formatting

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###. Image

!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg!

###. Image with a title

!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg(Image title)!

###. Image with a title and link

!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg(Image title)!:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus

Image formatting

 HTML
 
<img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg">

<img alt="Image title" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg" title="Image title">

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus"><img alt="Campus" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Uni_High_Urbana_illinois.jpg" title="Campus"></a>

Tables

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To create tables, separate each table cell with the pipe symbol |.

Table formatting

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| Cell text | Cell text | Cell text |
| Cell text | Cell text | Cell text |

Table formatting

 HTML
 
 
<table>
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 <td>Cell text</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

Table caption

To add a table caption (the <caption> tag), start a line with |=. followed by the caption text. Place the caption immediately above the first row of the table or the table head.

Abbreviations

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To use acronyms and abbreviations, write an abbreviation followed by its full term in parentheses.

An acronym or abbreviation must consist of three or more capitalized letters. Acronyms or abbreviations with mixed capitalization are not recognized.

Acronym and abbreviation formatting

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International applicants must submit their TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS(International English Language Testing System) scores.

Acronym and abbreviation formatting

 HTML
 
<p>International applicants must submit their <acronym title="Test of English as a Foreign Language" class="titled"><span class="caps">TOEFL</span></acronym> or <acronym title="International English Language Testing System" class="titled"><span class="caps">IELTS</span></acronym> scores.</p>

References

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You can use the following types of references:

Citations
Block quotations
Footnotes

Citations

To mark a citation, wrap the text in double question marks ??. Use double dashes -- at the start of a new line to define the author.

Citation formatting

 Textile
 
??The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.??
-- Martin Luther King Jr.

Citation formatting

 HTML
 
 
<p>
 <cite>The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.</cite>
 <br />
 — Martin Luther King Jr.
</p>

Block quotations

To use a block quotation, start a line with bq.. For more than one paragraph in the block quotation, use bq...

Code formatting

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You can use the following formatting to format code:

Code blocks
Pre-formatted text

Code blocks

To use a code block, start a line with bc. For code blocks with empty lines, use bc...

Code block formatting

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bc. // This is a simple code block
console.log("Hello, World!");

bc.. // This is a code block with empty lines
const GREETING = 'Hello'; //
const SEPARATOR = ', ';
const SUBJECT = 'World';
const PUNCTUATION = '!';

/**
 * A helper function to combine the message parts.
 * @returns {string} The full "Hello, World!" message.
 */
function generateMessage() {
 const fullMessage = `${GREETING}${SEPARATOR}${SUBJECT}${PUNCTUATION}`;
 return fullMessage;
}

Code block formatting

 HTML
 
 
<pre>
 <code>
 // This is a code block with empty lines
 const GREETING = 'Hello'; //
 const SEPARATOR = ', ';
 const SUBJECT = 'World';
 const PUNCTUATION = '!';

 /**
 * A helper function to combine the message parts.
 * @returns {string} The full "Hello, World!" message.
 */
 function generateMessage() {
 const fullMessage = `${GREETING}${SEPARATOR}${SUBJECT}${PUNCTUATION}`;
 return fullMessage;
 }
 </code>
</pre>

Pre-formatted text

To use pre-formatted text, start a line with pre. For formatted text with empty lines, use pre...

Horizontal line

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To add a horizontal line that defines a break between content sections, add three hyphens - on a line by themselves.

Horizontal line formatting

 Textile
 
This is the end of the first content section.

---

This is the beginning of the second content section.

Horizontal line formatting

 HTML
 
<p>This is the end of the first content section.</p>

<hr>

<p>This is the beginning of the second content section.</p>

Page break

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To add a page break between content sections, add three underscores _ on a line by themselves.

The page break markup is supported only in printed materials (letterheads).

Page break formatting

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h1. Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

This is the end of the first page.

___

This is the beginning of the second page.

Alignment and indentation

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You can align and indent text blocks to structure content, visually separate sections and improve readability.

Alignment and indentation can be applied to block-level elements:

Align elements

To align elements, add an alignment character right before the period . that denotes the block type, such as heading or paragraph.

You can use the following alignment characters:

< to left-align the content block
> to right-align the content block
= to center the content block

Element alignment

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h1=. Centered heading

p>. This is a right-aligned paragraph.

p<. This is a left-aligned paragraph.

pre>.. This is a right-aligned pre-formatted text block.

And another line of the pre-formatted text block.

Element alignment

 HTML
 
<h1 style="text-align: center">Centered heading</h1>

<p style="text-align: right">This is a right-aligned paragraph.</p>

<p style="text-align: left">This is a left-aligned paragraph.</p>

<pre style="text-align: right">This is a right-aligned pre-formatted text block.

And another line of the pre-formatted text block.</pre>

Indent elements

To indent elements, add an indentation character (or characters) right before the period . that denotes the block type, such as heading or paragraph.

Disable character conversion

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To improve readability, Textile automatically converts certain characters, for example, ", ', (R) and &. For a full character list, see the Textile documentation.

To suppress conversion, use the following methods:

Inline suppression: To preserve characters inline, wrap the text in ==.
Block suppression: To disable conversion for a text block, start a line with notextile..

Character conversion

 Textile
 
(c) 2026 DreamApply

== (c) == 2026 DreamApply

notextile. (c) 2026 DreamApply

Character conversion

 HTML
 
<p>© 2026 DreamApply</p>

<p>(c) 2026 DreamApply</p>

(c) 2026 DreamApply

Content styling

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DreamApply does not support custom CSS in Textile content. To control the visual appearance of text, use the DreamApply styling options instead of inline CSS.

Letterheads

You can control styling through letterhead settings. These settings allow you to manage:

Page margins
Font family
Text size
Line spacing
Table border style

Web-based content

For portal pages and system messages, you can control styling through the DreamApply system settings. These settings allow you to manage:

Content control

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To mitigate common web vulnerabilities, DreamApply applies the following limitations to content formatting:

HTML removal: Raw HTML tags are not supported and removed from the output.
Protocol whitelisting: URL protocols for links and images are strictly limited to a safe whitelist:
- http: Standard web pages
- https: Secure web pages
- mailto: Email links
- ftp: File transfer
Other protocols, such as file, tel, callto and sftp, are disallowed.
Inline styles disabled: Inline CSS styles cannot be applied to elements.