You can format the Instant Messages you send in EXACT.

Your formatting capabilities include; headings, bold and italic text, colours, lists and separators as well as links/hyperlinks.

Headings

When typing, use a hashtag to make heading lines.

Text

Your text can be formatted with bold, italic and underlined.

Colours

The colour of your text can be changed by the use of a curly bracket { before your text.
For example: {red}(Red text) gives Red text.

There are a large number of colours to choose from by name, but if that is not enough, you can choose any colour at all by working out the RGB value in Hex and entering it with a #.
For example: {#20175A} gives dark purple.
A quick search online will help you find a wider colour pallette to choose from.

More examples:

Colours: Normal {Red}(Red) {Blue}(Blue) {Green}(Green) {Yellow}(Yellow) {Orange}(Orange) {Brown}(Brown)

Bold: **Normal** {Red}(**Red**) {Blue}(**Blue**) {Green}(**Green**) {Yellow}(**Yellow**) {Orange}(**Orange**) {Brown}(**Brown**)

Italic: *Normal* {Red}(*Red*) {Blue}(*Blue*) {Green}(*Green*) {Yellow}(*Yellow*) {Orange}(*Orange*) {Brown}(*Brown*)

Bold Italic: ***Normal*** {Red}(***Red***) {Blue}(***Blue***) {Green}(***Green***) {Yellow}(***Yellow***) {Orange}(***Orange***) {Brown}(***Brown***)

Lists and Separators

Create bullet points by putting a - and space in front of your list items.

Create a numbered list by putting a number followed by a . and a space in front of your list items.

Create a block in a monospaced font by enclosing the text in ` (backticks).

Create separators by adding *** on a line on its own.

Example:

- Unordered
- List

***

`Monospaced Text`

1. Ordered
2. List
1. The numbers don't matter, any number works

Links/hyperlinks

You can add hyperlinks to your message by putting the text for your hyperlink in square brackets and then following that with the link you want to jump to in regular brackets. 

You can add images to your message by starting the line with an exclamation point, then putting a friendly name for the image in square brackets, followed by a link to the image in regular brackets. The image must be available on the open internet without credentials being required. Not all images will work and some experimentation will be required to get the effects you want. 

For example:


[Hyperlink](https://softwareofexcellence.com)