# Writing your first page

## Creating a page

1. Open a book (or create one from the home page).
2. Click **New Page**.
3. Give it a name at the top.
4. Write your content in the editor.
5. Click **Save Page**.

## WYSIWYG vs Markdown

BookStack has two editors. Pick one per page:

- **WYSIWYG** (default) — rich-text editor, like Google Docs.
- **Markdown** — plain text with `**bold**`, `# headings`, etc.

## Basic formatting

- **Bold** — `Ctrl/Cmd + B`
- *Italic* — `Ctrl/Cmd + I`
- Headings — dropdown in the toolbar
- Code blocks — use the `</>` button (JSON, PHP, JS, etc.)
- Links — highlight text and press `Ctrl/Cmd + K`

## Linking to other pages

Paste any BookStack URL into the editor and it auto-converts to a nice link.