Rich Text Editor

You can use a Rich Text Editor to format the Message text when creating/modifying the following Notification types, Comments and Notes:

This article details the available options when using the Rich Text Editor.

Working with the Rich Text Editor

The controls comprise of icons on the toolbar. The toolbar setup here shows the basic icons and menus.

Item Icon Description
Undo  
Redo  
Formatting  
Paragraph Applies a paragraph format to the current selection.
Heading 1 Changes text to Heading 1.
Heading 2 Changes text to Heading 2.
Heading 3 Changes text to Heading 3.
Heading 4 Changes text to Heading 5.
Heading 5 Changes text to Heading 5.
Heading 6 Changes text to Heading 6.
Pre Adds pre and code tags around the current selection to create a code block.
Bold Bolds the current selection.
Italic Italicises the current selection.
Underline Underlines the current selection.
Strike-through Applies strike though format to the current selection.
Background Color Applies selected background color to the current selection.
Text Color Applies selected color to the current selection.
Align left Left-aligns the current block.
Align center Center-aligns the current block.
Align right Right-aligns the current block.
Justify Justifies the current block.
Bullet list Formats the current selection as an unordered bullet list.
 Default
 Circle
 Square
Numbered list Formats the current selection as an ordered number list.
 Normal
 Lower Alpha
 Lower Greek
 Lower Roman
 Upper Alpha
 upper Roman
Indent Indents the current list item or block element.
Outdent Outdents the current list item or block element.
Table  
Insert/Edit link Inserts a link to a Section.
Clear formatting Clears current formatting.
Find and replace Search and/or Replaces contents within the editor
Help Access the help.

Handy Shortcuts

Action

Shortcut (PC)

Shortcut (Mac)
Bold Ctrl+B Command+B
Italic Ctrl+I Command+I
Underline Ctrl+U Command+U
Select all Ctrl+A Command+A
Redo Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z Command+Y / Command+Shift+Z
Undo Ctrl+Z Command+Z
Heading 1 Shift+Alt+1 Ctrl+Option+1
Heading 2 Shift+Alt+2 Ctrl+Option+2
Heading 3 Shift+Alt+3 Ctrl+Option+3
Heading 4 Shift+Alt+4 Ctrl+Option+4
Heading 5 Shift+Alt+5 Ctrl+Option+5
Heading 6 Shift+Alt+6 Ctrl+Option+6
Paragraph Shift+Alt+7 Ctrl+Option+7
Div Shift+Alt+8 Ctrl+Option+8
Address Shift+Alt+9 Ctrl+Option+9
Open help Alt+0 Option+0
Focus to menu bar Alt+F9 Option+F9
Focus to toolbar Alt+F10 Option+F10
Focus to element path Alt+F11 Option+F11
Focus to contextual toolbar Alt+F9 Ctrl+F9
Open pop up menu for split buttons Shift+ nter Shift+Enter
Insert link Ctrl+K Command+K
Save Ctrl+S Command+S
Find Ctrl+ F Command+F
Switch to or from full screen mode Ctrl+Shift+F Command+Shift+F

Formatted Notification delivery in MS Teams

You can display the following in MS Teams:

  • Paragraphs
  • Headings H1-H7
  • Bold text
  • Italic text
  • Left alignment (default alignment) for text
  • Bullet points for lists
  • Numbered lists
  • Hyperlinks

Note: Certain formatting features won't be preserved when sending Notifications through MS Teams. These include:

  • Preformatted text
  • Underscore
  • Strikethrough
  • Text with background color
  • Font color
  • Center/right-aligned text
  • Tables
  • Advanced numbered lists
  • Indentations