Formatting Text with Markdown in Zoho Backstage

Zoho Backstage: Formatting Text

Zoho Backstage lets you format text using markdown, a lightweight formatting syntax that lets you style text as you type, without needing a separate formatting toolbar for every change.

Supported Markdown Formats

FormatMarkdownResult
Bold**text**Bolds the text
Italic*text*Makes the text italic
Strike~~text~~Strikes through the text
Inline code`text`Displays the text as code
Blockquote>textSets the text apart in a block
Link[text](URL)Links the bracketed text to the URL in parentheses
Image![alt text](URL "title")Embeds an image, with an optional title shown in quotes after the URL
Line breakShift+EnterPuts a line break between two lines of text

For example, typing **This is a Title** formats as This is a Title once the markdown is applied.

Image markdown can be used to embed an image directly in the text area of any section, useful for announcements, discussion channel messages, gallery image comments, and custom sections of your event microsite, without needing to separately upload the image through a media picker.

A known limitation: Zoho has confirmed that table formatting via markdown isn't currently supported. This is specifically because replicating table-formatted text consistently in the mobile app, alongside the web experience, has proven a genuine technical challenge, rather than an oversight. Zoho has indicated this remains an active area of work, so it's worth checking current documentation if table support is important to your workflow.
Need help? 1 Cloud Consultants can help you format event content in Zoho Backstage using markdown, and advise on current workarounds for unsupported formats. Book a discovery call with 1 Cloud Consultants.