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Formatting a Notice
A notice can have bold or italic words, a heading, bullet or numbered lists and a highlighted line, in a text size and font you choose. The preview shows exactly what the computers will show.
Above the message box on New notice there are six buttons. Each one types a short code into the message; the message stays plain text you can read and edit, and the computers show the formatting instead of the code. Hover over a button to see its code.
| Button | What it types | What the computer shows |
|---|---|---|
| B | **words** |
bold |
| I | _words_ |
italic |
| H |
# at the start of a line |
a heading |
| • |
- at the start of a line |
a bullet point |
| 1. |
1. at the start of a line |
a numbered list |
| ! |
! at the start of a line |
a highlighted line, in an amber band |
You can also type the codes yourself. Select some words and press B or I to make just those words bold or italic; press it again to take it off.
- Text size is for the whole notice: Normal, Large or Extra large. The preview says roughly how many lines fit on a normal screen at that size; anything longer scrolls.
- More options -> Font chooses one of a short list of fonts. A computer that does not have the font shows Segoe UI instead.
- An administrator sets the school's usual size and font under Message Settings -> Sending -> Notice text.
Formatting needs the RSJ Agent 0.8.39 or later on the computer. The preview says how many of the chosen computers show the formatting; Older computers will show: opens the plain version they get instead. Courier offers newer versions of the RSJ Agent to your computers by itself.
No colours of your own, no pictures, no tables, no underline and no links: a web address is shown as text that cannot be clicked, and the preview warns you if your message contains one. This keeps a notice from being able to imitate anything else on the screen. The highlighted line is always amber, so it can never look like a Priority notice.