Formatted text is supported on Web Apps and CommCare for Android. Formatting is done by using special markup symbols in labels in the form builder. Our formatting is based on a text format standard called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown.
Formatting Text in the Form Builder
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Supported Formatting Options
Entry | Result | Image |
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*italics* | italics |  |
**bold** | bold | |
***bold italics*** | bold italics | |
~~strikethrough~~ |
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This is an [example link](http://example.com/). | This is an example link. |
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# Header 1 ## Header 2 [...] ###### Header 6 | Header 1Header 2... Header 6 |
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1. One 2. Two 3. Three |
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* Unordered * Unordered * Unordered |
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| Column1 | Column2 | OR | Column1 | Column2 | Tables are only available in CommCare 2.50 and above. |
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Additional Notes
Variations
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You can make a phone number in display text clickable using the following syntax: "[NUMBER](tel:NUMBER)" (i.e. "[+1-800-888-8888](tel:+1-800-888-8888)")
Other Considerations
Formatted label text will only work on CommCare mobile 2.20 or above. Older versions of CommCare will show the text with the markup
Old apps will, by default, not use rich formatting until you go in and manually update the label text
At the moment we do not support doubly nested lists
To turn off Text Formatting for the entire form:
Click "Tools" -> "Form Properties"
Click the checkbox for "Disable Text Formatting"
This feature is not available on hint texts
Case Details
It is also possible to use these text formatting options on the case detail screen. Doing so can add more visual queues for mobile workers when reviewing cases.
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