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Message formatting
Use message formatting to improve message clarity and structure in. Clicking 
above the Message field displays the message formatting options. You can then click an option icon to enable formatting. To disable it, click the icon again.
above the Message field displays the message formatting options. You can then click an option icon to enable formatting. To disable it, click the icon again.
You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to format your messages. For example, pressing Ctrl + B enables the bold font. To see the shortcut for an option, hover over its icon.
The following table lists the message formatting options:
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Icon
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Name
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Description
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Bold
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To highlight the text in bold.
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Underline
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To underline the text.
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Italic
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To highlight the text in italics.
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Strikethrough
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To cross out the text.
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Numbered list
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To organize the text in a numbered list.
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Bulleted list
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To organize the text in a bulleted list.
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Increase indent
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To increase the indent of numbered or bulleted lists.
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Decrease indent
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To decrease the indent of numbered or bulleted lists.
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Insert link
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To insert a link to the text.
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Insert horizontal line
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To insert a horizontal line.
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Message formatting with Markdown syntax
supports basic Markdown syntax. You can use Markdown syntax when typing your message to format it. For example, placing two asterisks (**) before and after a text formats that text as bold.
The following table lists the supported formatting options:
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Task
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Syntax
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Example
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Highlight text in bold.
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Two asterisk (*) characters before and after the text.
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**bold**
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Highlight text in italics.
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One asterisk (*) character before and after the text.
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*italic*
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Highlight text in bold and italic.
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Three asterisk (*) characters before and after the text.
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***bold and italic***
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Strikethrough text.
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Two tilde (~) characters before and after the text.
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~~strikethrough~~
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Underline text.
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Two underscore (_) characters before and after the text.
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__underline__
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Insert a horizontal line.
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Three dash (-) characters on a new line.
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---
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Format text as a quote.
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One angle bracket (>) character followed by the space character before the text.
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> quote
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Organize text in an unordered list.
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One asterisk (*) character followed by the space character before the text.
The Markdown syntax changes to the visual representation of the list after you add space.
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* list item
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Organize text in an ordered list.
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The
1digit followed by the dot (.) and space characters before the text.
The Markdown syntax changes to the visual representation of the list after you add space.
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1. list item
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Create a hyperlink.
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A text, enclosed in parenthesis, followed by a URL address enclosed in brackets.
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(link)[example@address.com]
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Format text as code.
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One backtick (`) character before and after the text.
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`code snippet`
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