Writing messages

A message is the basic unit of conversation — a bit of text, a file, or both, sent into a chat. Writing one is as simple as you’d expect, but a few small touches make a big difference day to day.

The composer

The composer is the box at the bottom of every chat. Click into it, type, and send. You can write a quick one-liner or a carefully formatted update with headings and lists — it’s the same box either way.

Sending vs. a new line

Press Enter to send.
Press Shift + Enter to start a new line without sending.

This lets you write multi-paragraph messages without firing off half of them by accident.

Formatting

The composer supports rich text, so your messages can be readable instead of a wall of words:

Bold and italic for emphasis
Bulleted and numbered lists for steps or options
Inline code and fenced code blocks for snippets
Block quotes for referencing something

Use formatting to make scanning easy — a short bulleted list almost always beats a dense paragraph.

Attachments

To share a file, click the attachment icon (📎) in the composer or simply drag a file in and drop it. Images and videos preview right in the conversation; documents appear as tidy, downloadable cards. You can attach more than one file to a single message.

See Files & attachments for more on how files behave across BridgeApp.

Editing and deleting

Made a typo or want to reword something? Hover over your message and choose Edit to revise it in place, or Delete to remove it. Editing is the friendly default — no need to delete and retype.

To pass a message along to another conversation, open its action menu and choose Forward. Pick one or more destination chats, and the message is copied over with its original author still credited.

Typing indicators

When someone is actively writing, you’ll see a live ”… is typing” hint. It’s a small thing, but it tells you a reply is on the way — so you know to wait a beat before assuming silence.