Formatting text in Team: bold, italic, strikethrough, code, quotes and lists

The Team composer (the internal chat for your organization, used in Spaces and Direct Messages) has a Slack-style formatting toolbar above the text box. It's there to highlight key points, paste code snippets, or write step-by-step instructions without leaving the keyboard.

Formatting toolbar options

Select text in the composer and tap the button, or type the markdown symbols directly:

• Bold — **text**
• Italic — _text_
• Strikethrough — ~~text~~
• Inline code — `text`
• Code block (with basic syntax highlighting) — ```text```
• Quote — > text at the start of a line
• Bulleted list — - item
• Ordered list — 1. item
• Link — [text](https://...)

Keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl/Cmd + B → bold
• Ctrl/Cmd + I → italic
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X → strikethrough
• Enter sends the message; Shift + Enter adds a line break without sending

Example

If you type:

**Urgent**: review ticket #482
- Confirm with the customer
- Escalate to Billing if no reply
> The customer asked for a full refund

The message renders with "Urgent" in bold, a bulleted list, and the customer's line as a quote with a side bar.

Tips

• If you select a word before tapping a formatting button, the symbols wrap exactly that selection.
• The link button prompts for the URL in a small dialog and builds the [text](url) markup for you.
• Code blocks show a hover "copy" button so teammates can grab the snippet in one click.

Troubleshooting

• Formatting doesn't apply: check that the markers (**, _, `) aren't separated from the text by a space — an opening or closing delimiter next to a space isn't recognized.
• A link isn't clickable: only http:// and https:// addresses are turned into links; any other scheme is shown as plain text for safety.