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@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ In order to add the ```Scalp board``` support to Vivado, the ```scalp_node``` fo
 
 The Vivado project file ```scalp_user_design.xpr``` is stored in the following folder ```scalp_board_files/scalp_revc/hw_firmware/designs/vivado/scalp_user_design/2023.2/lin64/scalp_user_design```.
 
-*Please note* that Windows users may encounter an error when the project is synthesised. The reason is that Windows *doesn't support long path names*.
+**Please note** that Windows users may encounter an error when the project is synthesised. The reason is that Windows **doesn't support long path names**.