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-->This article teaches you how to use Markdown syntax to add rich formatting to your approval requests.
- Slack messaging interface. It is fair to say that sending messages on Slack is the tool's most used feature. Markdown support in the Slack messaging interface leaves a little to be desired, however some elements that make up the basic syntax are available to the user.
- Slack is a messaging and team collaboration application.
- Go ahead and look at the official syntax. Tildes have no meaning, and are passed through as-is by any good Markdown processor. If Slack didn’t have their heads up their asses and actually used Markdown-style formatting syntax, there’d be no problem. (And we’d get italics instead of bold when we did.this., as we should.).
- Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Slack. Download Slack and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Important
- Approval request emails are actionable messages. If your Microsoft Outlook client doesn't support actionable messages, it displays approval requests in HTML format.
- All Markdown renderers have implementation differences. Review the Client Support section for details.
- Markdown is not currently supported for the Approvals app on Microsoft Teams.
- Markdown is not currently supported for GCC and GCC High customers.
Client Support
Markdown support among clients is inconsistent. The Power Automate team works to address these inconsistencies, however, inconsistencies remain. The following table lays out the known limitations among the supported clients.
| Feature | Power Automate | Power Automate mobile app | Outlook desktop | Outlook Web | Teams | Teams mobile app | Approvals Teams App |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Numbered Lists | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Nested Numbered Lists | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tables | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Images | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Forced Line Breaks | Yes | Yes | No (use a blank line instead) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Blank Lines | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Emphasis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Note
For Outlook Mobile, the previous parameters can vary depending on the Outlook client app and version that you are using.
Headers
Structure your comments using headers. Headers segment longer comments, making them easier to read.
Start a line with a hash character # to set a heading. Organize your remarks with subheadings by starting a line with additional hash characters, for example ####. Up to six levels of headings are supported.
Example:
Result:
Paragraphs and line breaks
Make your text easier to read by breaking it up with paragraphs or line breaks. Enter two spaces prior to the line break to force most clients to start a new line.
Example:
Result:This is line 1.
Now text will appear on the next line.
Basic Syntax | Markdown Guide
Example 2
Result:
This is line 1.
Line 2 has extra space before it.
Lists
Organize related items with lists. You can add ordered lists with numbers, or unordered lists with just bullets.
Ordered lists start with a number followed by a period for each list item. Unordered lists start with a *. Begin each list item on a new line. In a Markdown file or widget, enter two spaces prior to the line break to begin a new paragraph, or enter two line breaks consecutively to begin a new paragraph.
Ordered or numbered lists
Example:
Result:
- First item.
- Second item.
- Third item.
Bullet lists
Example:
Result: Snx file.
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
Nested lists
Example:
Result:
First item.
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
Second item.
- Nested item 1
- Nested item 2
- Nested item 3
Links
HTTP and HTTPS URLs are automatically formatted as links.
You can set text hyperlinks for your URL using the standard markdown link syntax:
Example:
Result:
Power Automate
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Tables
Organize structured data with tables.
- Place each table row on its own line
- Separate table cells using the pipe character
| - The first two lines of a table set the column headers and the alignment of elements in the table
- Use colons (
:) when dividing the header and body of tables to specify column alignment (left, center, right) - To start a new line, use the HTML break tag (
<br/>) - Make sure to end each row with a CR or LF.
Example:
Result:
| Heading 1 | Heading 2 | Heading 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Cell A1 | Cell A2 | Cell A3 |
| Cell B1 | Cell B2 | Cell B3 second line of text |
Emphasis (bold, italics, strikethrough)
You can emphasize text by applying bold, italics, or strikethrough to characters:
- To apply italics: surround the text with an asterisk
*or underscore_ - To apply bold: surround the text with double asterisks
**. - To apply strikethrough: surround the text with double tilde characters
~~.
Combine these elements to apply multiple emphasis to text.
Example:
Slack Markup Syntax Example
Result:
Use emphasis in comments to express strong opinions and point out corrections
Bold, italicized textBold, strike-through text
Special characters
| Syntax | Example/notes |
|---|---|
To insert one of the following characters, prefix with a backslash: ``` backslash ```
```_ underscore ``` ```{} curly braces ``` ```[] square brackets ``` ```() parentheses ``` ```# hash mark ``` ```+ plus sign ``` ```- minus sign (hyphen) ``` ```. dot ``` ```! exclamation mark ``` | Some examples on inserting special characters Enter `````` to get Enter ```_``` to get _ Enter ```#``` to get # Enter ```(``` to get ( Enter ```.``` to get . Enter ```!``` to get ! |
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