How can I type plain text without auto formatting changing it?

Question

I am trying to type the following 2 lines of text  into a confluence table cell in paragraph mode:

If it will finds _A it will be replaced  with _A, _C and _E

and if it finds _B it will be replaced with _B,_D and _F

When I type the _C on the first line, it removes the _ and Italicizes the text in front of it...

same for the _B on the second line.

how can I stop that from happening? (Its very frustrating!)

I know I can use a code block, but the overhead of the code_block is too big in the table.

It seems like i can use double quotes, to surround the text but the quotes show up and are misleading in what I am trying to explain.

Is there something I can do to tell it to use the text I type verbatim without detecting style codes?

Bill OLeary · Answer

looks like a single quote at the beginning of the line helps, but it unfortunatley it still shows up.

so I can type

'If it finds _A it will be replaced in by _A, _C and then _E

which isn't too bad.

Bill OLeary · Answer

Thanks for the idea....

it does not work as an escape character... it just displays \_A \_B

Ignacio Pulgar · Answer

Have yoy tried typing a backlash character \ just before the underscore?

ie: \_A

The backlash is usually the escape character, meaning that the next especial character should be displayed "as is", instead of producing its associated effect.