Like all other Google products, Google Talk is also well known for its simplicity. I like it because it’s lightweight and don’t have those flash avatars or ads; nor does it have any option / preference to choose font style, size or color. Here’s a small cheat which allows you to send bold or italicized messages in Google Talk:
To send a message in bold, you simply need to add asterisk (*) before and after the text.
For example: *Hello World* would look like Hello World
Similarly, to send a message in italics, you need to add underscore before and after the text.
For Example: _Hello World_ would look like Hello World
Or if you would like to send the message in both Bold as well as italicized style; add both underscore and asterisk before and after the text.
For Example: _*Hello World*_ would look like Hello World
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wrote, on January 16th, 2007
Wow Thilak ! Great ! i just posted the information in Google Blogoscoped Forum
wrote, on January 16th, 2007
Very useful trick.
wrote, on January 16th, 2007
Isn’t there any trick to write in words with underline?
wrote, on January 16th, 2007
I like these hacks you present here from time to time, very useful!
Keep up and drop by sometime
Allen.H
wrote, on January 17th, 2007
Sankar: Thanks, maybe you should join Google Blogoscoped as a main stream writer. Your good at it
Phalgun: I’m afraid, there isn’t an cheat to underline the text.
Allen: Thanks for your encouragements. I’ll keep getting better and better.
wrote, on January 17th, 2007
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wrote, on January 17th, 2007
nice trick.
wrote, on January 17th, 2007
Good find, also it seems smiley’s only works in gmail.
wrote, on January 21st, 2007
Wonderful. Nice Thilak.
wrote, on April 29th, 2007
Nice Site!!! (p)s
wrote, on April 30th, 2007
This is a neat tip. Thanks for sharing
wrote, on November 13th, 2007
ummm im just wondering but is there any one for underlining? because there seems to be a trick for every one such as *bold* and _italics_