Message Text Formatting
To format your message's text with styling (such as bold, italic, block quotes, code blocks and lists) you'll simply need to enter these in the same way you would do on Slack.
For example entering this:
Will look like this in Slack:
You can read more on formatting the text on messages on Slack's formatting help guide here.
Formatting Links
Slack will recognise normal links and make sure they're clickable on your post.
If you want to make text into link, simply enter your link in the following format into the text field:
<http://www.zapier.com|Text to make into a link>
Like this:
Which will look like this in Slack:
Slack Announcements
To mention a specific user, you'll need to use the user's ID in the following format:
<@U024BE7LH>
You can find the user's ID in their profile:
For special announcements such as @channel, @here and @everyone, you'll need to enter those in the following format:
<!channel>, <!here> and <!everyone>
Like this:
Which will look like this in Slack:
To mention a group, use the following format:
<!subteam^ID>
You can find a user group's ID from the URL shown when viewing its profile, as shown here:
Emoji
If you want to pass on an Emoji as part of your message, you'll just need to use the colon version of it for example:
:smile: :white_check_mark: or :simple_smile:
Like this:
Which will look like this in Slack:
This is just a basic overview of what is possible. For more detailed information on formatting your Slack's messages, you can refer to their formatting guide here.
Please don't hesitate to drop us a message if you get stuck or need a hand at all.