Add a box around text

Question

I am trying to add text inside a box like this:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is the section I am looking to do.

Paragraph here

1. point 1
1. point 2
1. point 3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I am getting this:

But I really want this:

Basically, is there a way to format the text between these lines>

Answer 1

To use markdown syntax in LaTeX you can use, you guessed, the markdown package :-)

You just need to load the package and put the text in a markdown environment:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{markdown}
\begin{document}
\begin{markdown}
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This is the section I am looking to do.

Paragraph here

1. point 1
1. point 2
1. point 3

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\end{markdown}
\end{document}

and then compile the document with -shell-escape enabled. And the output will be:

Notice however that there are some differences between proper markdown and the package. For instance, you need a blank line before and after the ---- lines to have them working properly.