How to Format Messages on Slack

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Type * on either side of a word or phrase to make it bold.

   You can use bold text to make text stand out.
   
   If you wanted the word Important to appear in bold text, you would type: *Important* To bold just the words “is the best” in the sentence “LifeGuide Hub is the best”, you would type:
   LifeGuide Hub *is the best*
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   Step 2: Use underscores (_) on either side of the text to show it in italics.

   Italics can help add emphasis or variance to text.
   
   To type an underscore (_), press
   -+⇧ Shift.
   
   To make the word Slack appear in italics, type: _Slack_ To italicize the words “so much fun” in the sentence “Slack is so much fun,” type:
   Slack is _so much fun_ , You can use strikethrough to show a correction or mark a list item as completed.If you wanted to correct the spelling of someone who typed “grammer” instead of “grammar,” type: ~grammer~ grammar .
   
   The text would appear like this: grammer grammar , Type a “>” at the beginning of a line to indent it like a paragraph.
   
   Note that instead of adding a few blank spaces before the first word, Slack adds a vertical gray barTo indent multiple lines, add a three “>” marks (>>>) to the beginning of the first line.
   
   Press ⇧ Shift+↵ Enter after typing the first paragraph to start the next on a new line. , To make it so someone can click the word “LifeGuide Hub” and be brought to https://www.LifeGuide Hub.com, here’s what you’ll type in the message box:<https://www.LifeGuide Hub.com∣LifeGuide Hub> Press ↵ Enter to see the clickable link appear. (The result will be a link that looks and behaves like this:
   LifeGuide Hub) , This is handy if you want to distinguish a piece of code in a message by showing it in fixed-width characters.
   
   To make the words HELLO WORLD appear in fixed-width text in the following sentence “Just type HELLO WORLD”, type: just type `HELLO WORLD` Use three backticks (```) before and after a sentence or paragraph to make the entire thing appear in fixed-width text.
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   Step 3: Type a ~ on either side a word or phrase to strike through text.

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   Step 4: Use > to indent a line.

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   Step 5: Creating a hyperlink to a website.

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   Step 6: Add a backtick (`) before and after a string of text to show it in fixed-width characters.

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