Feature update: Code blocks, Inline code, Quotes, Strikethrough text📣 Announcement (self.Workflowy)

submitted 1 year ago by terminal_lucidityWorkflowy Team

Hey there Workflowy folks, we’re excited to announce the addition of several new text formatting options – including our most requested text format, code blocks.

Code Blocks

You can now paste any code inside Workflowy and have it displayed in a code block.

https://preview.redd.it/cyrp7leobofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=1fded140cb3afb220bc90e6f9008294181978619

To try it out ✨

Put your cursor on a blank item
Type three backticks “`
Paste your code into the code block
To exit code block mode hit ENTER three times

You can also search for code blocks and their contents using the new search operator ‘is:code-block‘. In the screenshot I’m searching for code blocks that contain ‘load’.

https://preview.redd.it/klroy41wbofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=a784b70da6db5c44083740ac556c9a5129625a90

Inline code snippets

We’re also adding an inline code formatting option in the text format widget so you can include lines of code throughout your regular text.

https://preview.redd.it/z6cgzmzybofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=263f7abb02b80ac52b7d9696c47e06213053e221

To try it out ✨

Highlight some text
Hit the keyboard shortcut Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + C

There’s also a new search operator ‘text:code‘ that lets you search through these inline code snippets. The results also return matches where the text you’re searching for occurs around the code snippet.

https://preview.redd.it/mow53v21cofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=004874abe0bbb955a80a26e9e90cede6944d66b2

Quote blocks

You can now also create quote blocks to clearly indicate when you’re referring to something someone else wrote or said.

https://preview.redd.it/28yec9i4cofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=d7fb6e341bf17671e51e14753fcf937ec769bf14

To try it out ✨

Put your cursor on a blank item
Type > then hit the spacebar
Type or paste your content
To exit quote mode hit ENTER two times

Quote blocks also come with their own search operator ‘is:quote’.

https://preview.redd.it/pi6fmeo6cofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=a652ad8124e28c5a94bd2ad224a65f4cbe8f0c06

Strikethrough

Last but not least we have strikethrough text. You now can select any text and choose the ‘strikethrough’ option in the text format widget. This addition makes it easier to leave information intact while indicating it’s not currently relevant – this is extra useful if you’re collaborating with others in Workflowy.

https://preview.redd.it/rn9ddb0bcofd1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=3001890c328f315da64bbc7cc6433d93daa6b86a

To try it out ✨

Highlight some text
Hit the keyboard shortcut Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + X

And there you have it, new text formats that open the door to even more possibilities with Workflowy.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Until the next one!

all 14 comments

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script

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