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@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ If you're interested in using speaker notes, reveal.js comes with a Node server
 
 To include speaker notes in your presentation, simply add an `<aside class="notes">` element to any slide. These notes will be hidden in the main presentation view.
 
+It's also possible to write your notes with Markdown. To enable Markdown, simply add the ```data-markdown``` attribute to your ```<aside>``` elements and reveal.js will automatically load the JavaScript parser.
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 You'll also need to [install Node.js](http://nodejs.org/); then, install the server dependencies by running `npm install`.
 
 Once Node.js and the dependencies are installed, run the following command from the root directory:
@@ -223,4 +225,4 @@ You can change the appearance of the speaker notes by editing the file at `plugi
 
 MIT licensed
 
-Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Hakim El Hattab, http://hakim.se
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+Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Hakim El Hattab, http://hakim.se