Chat Input
- Formatting chat messages: Markdown
- Chat commands: start video calls & more
- How to use tags and mentions
- Other tips

Formatting chat messages
CA Flowdock messages can be formatted using a subset of the lightweight and easy-to-use Markdown (Commonmark) syntax.
Input | Result |
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You need to *emphasize*. |
You need to emphasize. |
Some people are **bold**. |
Some people are bold. |
> It's nice to get quoted! |
|
Some `inline code` for ya. |
Some |
``` def source_code is("nice").to_look_at end ``` |
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This [link](http://google.com) is amazing. |
This link is amazing. |
Chat commands
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Start a video call with one /command. With /appear, it's easy to get other flow members in the same meeting.
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Type in
/status My status here
to set your status or/me is doing something
to emote. -
See all of the /commands by entering
/help
.
Tags and mentions
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Autocomplete names to @mention them: write the first couple of letters of your team member’s display name and press the tab key to fill in the rest.
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Tag important messages with #hashtags to find them later.
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Click on any tag to search. All tags link to search, allowing you to quickly see other messages with the same tag.
Other tips
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Reply to specific messages. This will turn both your reply and the original message into a conversation thread, as indicated by a colored speech bubble next to both messages. To participate in a thread, just click on the speech bubble to the left of the message, and reply.
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Use Emojis. All emoji :codes: mentioned in the Emoji cheat sheet are supported by CA Flowdock. If CA Flowdock is missing an emoji, you can add it yourself!
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Use line breaks in your message. You can insert line breaks into chat messages by pressing Shift+Enter. Alternatively, you can make Enter add a line break and Shift+Enter submit a message by changing the setting in your preferences.