When used well, formatting can make your content easier to digest and can help the most important details stand out. Too much formatting, on the other hand, can cause distraction and disrupt flow. 

We aim to provide a balance between flexibility and simplicity, so we decided to focus on the essentials. With Slab's editor, what you see is what you get! 🎨

There are three ways to format text in your posts. 

Hit / to activate the command line menu. You can choose from different formatting options there, insert a table, embed, and more!

You can also use this menu to add hints, which provide colored visual cues to help important content stand out.

When you select text with your cursor, you'll see a quick-access menu of formatting options.

You can also use shortcuts to format text. This includes universal shortcuts you may be familiar with — like Cmd or Ctrl+B to bold — as well as new ones, like Cmd or Ctrl+Option+1 to create a header. Hit Cmd or Ctrl+/ to see the full list of hotkeys! 

Familiar with Markdown? You can use the same syntax to trigger formatting in the Slab editor — type ### Header then enter to create Heading 3, or *text* to create italic-formatted text.

Learn more here about shortcuts.

Use the / command to insert images or videos into your post, or simply drag-and-drop.

Mentions allow you to preview content in your posts, whether from within Slab or elsewhere.

To use mentions, paste in a link, and it will unfurl to show a preview. You can also mention teammates, groups, posts, and topics by typing @ or + directly into the editor.

Embeds allow you to insert external content in your posts. Simply paste in a link from supported sources, and it will embed the webpage.

Type /embed or /mention to see the full list of options. Admins can also enable iframe embedding for the team.

You can convert between mentions and embeds. This way, you can control how much extra content to show. To convert:

Some elements you insert into the editor — including list items, images, videos, and embeds — can be moved by drag-and-drop! Just hover over the element, click the gray dots that appear in the left-hand corner, and drag to move.

Type : in the post editor will bring up the emoji selector. You can then search and insert an emoji into your posts!

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