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@@ -300,29 +300,29 @@ down. When the device first turns on, the stats screen will be shown. This scree
 displays the current temperature, humidity, and time. Pressing the back button
 will take you to the main menu. The following is a short description of each screen:
 
-- *Current stats* - the current time, temperature, and humidity
-- *Stats by* - show stats by a specific period (e.g. hour, day, week). Press
+- **Current stats** - the current time, temperature, and humidity
+- **Stats by** - show stats by a specific period (e.g. hour, day, week). Press
   the select button while on a stats screen to cycle what is displayed. Use up
   and down while on a stats screen to got to the next or previous period.
-- *Data points* - view individual data points. Press up or down to go to the next
+- **Data points** - view individual data points. Press up or down to go to the next
   or previous data point.
-- *Average range* - show stats between two times. This has the same controls as
+- **Average range** - show stats between two times. This has the same controls as
   the "Stats by" screen above.
-- *Export* - export data to a plugged in USB drive. Only file-systems detected by
+- **Export** - export data to a plugged in USB drive. Only file-systems detected by
   [fstyp(8)][11] are supported. If a drive with an unsupported file-system, or
   no file-system, is selected, you will be prompted to format it as FAT32.
-- *Blank display* - turn of the display. Press any button to cancel. You must
+- **Blank display** - turn of the display. Press any button to cancel. You must
   have specified a "bl_pin" in the config file.
-- *Power options* - re-initialize the program, shutdown or reboot the device
-- *View date/time* - show the current date and time down to the second
-- *Set date/time* - set the current date and time. The time entered is in local
+- **Power options** - re-initialize the program, shutdown or reboot the device
+- **View date/time** - show the current date and time down to the second
+- **Set date/time** - set the current date and time. The time entered is in local
   time.
-- *Set timezone* - set the timezone. The prompts will guide you through creating a
+- **Set timezone** - set the timezone. The prompts will guide you through creating a
   timezone as described in [tzset(3)][12]. Another, possibly easier to
   understand description can be found in the corresponding Linux man page
   [tzset(3)][13].
-- *Clear data* - *DELETE ALL DATA* on the device. When the operation is complete,
-  the database will be empty. *NO BACKUP IS MADE* so be careful.
+- **Clear data** - **DELETE ALL DATA** on the device. When the operation is complete,
+  the database will be empty. **NO BACKUP IS MADE** so be careful.
 
 [11]: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fstyp&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE+and+Ports
 [12]: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tzset&manpath=FreeBSD+14.0-RELEASE+and+Ports