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Format the text as source code

App provides a built-in means by which to capture user drawings, sketches, or handwriting

Drawn content from within the app can be translated into text

Different font sizes be used

Text or images can be linked from a particular string of text in the note (not just URLs)

Selected text can show a colored background

Viewable image files (jpg, png, etc.) can be included within a task

The task app allows the edges of the picture to get dragged so it becomes larger or smaller

Words in the image are added to full text search, so the note will show up in search results that contain a word from within the image

A formatting text style that slants the letters evenly to the right

Tex extensions commonly used for expressing mathematics

A monospace font with its own background color can be invoked without breaking a line. Sometimes referred to as "inline code"

a line can be placed through a word or sentence

A compact, inline formatting bar which remains hidden until text is highlighted

Content can be placed in a grid of table cells

Tasks can include a linked Adobe PDF document

Child tasks can be defined such that completing or hiding the parent task applies that same operation to all child tasks

A task can be hidden from a list for a configurable duration of time

A task can be hidden from view for configurable time without leaving the keyboard

It's possible to "fold" or "contract" a group of tasks so that sub-tasks are hidden

Groups of task hierarchies can be dragged from one location to another

Multiple non-nested sibling tasks can be selected to mark done together

Apply visual styles (like colors or font styles) to the code

Playable videos can be included within a task

The task app provides editing tools that allow an image to be cropped (e.g., to remove the left half of it)

Excluding text that gets colored as a side effect of some other formatting feature listed (e.g., highlight)