# Markdown reference Displays a markdown template from the space or global library, always at its current version, so editing the template updates every page that references it. | **Shape** | Block (bodiless). Stores only the id of a library template. | | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Name in the suite** | Markdown reference (Capable) | | **Name in the standalone app** | Markdown reference macro (Capable) | | **Where you configure it** | A two-field form: 'Markdown Template' (a library picker, placeholder 'Select a markdown template...', dialog 'Select a markdown template') and a 'Show Border' switch. It also shows the selected template's 'Last updated' date. | | **Anonymous readers** | UnlicensedAccess: \[unlicensed, anonymous\] in both products. | | **PDF and Word export** | No adfExport in either product. A referenced template contributes nothing to a Confluence Word/PDF export. | | **Published Capable Site** | On a published Capable Site it exports as rendered HTML, with the stored template title printed as an

. | --- ## Settings | **Setting** | **Values** | **Default** | **What it changes** | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Markdown Template | Id of a markdown asset. A space template, a global template, | Empty. With nothing selected the macro s | The entire content of the macro. | | Markdown Title | Text. The referenced template's title, captured automaticall | empty | Shown in the config field before the asset resolves. It is NOT rendered anywhere in Confluence, but a published Capable Site prints it as an

heading above the body. | | Show Border | True / false, rendered as a Switch labelled 'Show Border' | \- | Wraps the rendered template in a light ring with rounded corners and 1rem padding. Carried into static-site export as a bordered wrapper. | --- ## Related [MarkdownPlaces one markdown document on the page. The document comes from a page attachment, an ex](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/markdown.html) [MacrosEvery macro in this capability.](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/macros.html) --- _One macro, documented properly._