Using Markdown to Format Text

This article describes how to use Markdown syntax in Jamf Pro to apply formatting (e.g., headings, italics, bold, etc.) to text displayed to users in the following areas:

• Text PreStage Pane in Enrollment Customization settings (Jamf Pro 10.17 or later) —Markdown syntax can be used in the Body Text field configured within a Text PreStage Pane in Enrollment Customization in Jamf Pro.
• Notification Subject and message fields in Self Service for macOS —Markdown syntax can be used with the Notification Subject and Message fields on the Self Service pane for policies, configuration profiles, apps, and eBooks that are configured in Jamf Pro to be made available in Self Service for macOS.
  Note:

  Markdown syntax is not supported in Notification Center and will display as raw Markdown in Notification Center notifications.

• Maintenance pages —Markdown syntax can be used with the Maintenance Page Message field configured within the Maintenance Pages setting in Jamf Pro.
• User-initiated enrollment —Markdown syntax can be used with any of the text fields (e.g., Login Page Text, Device Ownership Page Text, etc.) configured within the Messaging pane in the User-Initiated Enrollment settings in Jamf Pro.
• Item descriptions in Self Service for macOS and Self Service for iOS —Markdown syntax can be used with any of the Description fields on the Self Service pane for policies, configuration profiles, apps, and eBooks that are configured in Jamf Pro to be made available in Self Service.
• Search Keywords in Self Service for macOS and Self Service for iOS —Markdown syntax can be used to add search keywords in Self Service for macOS and Self Service for iOS. To add search keywords, add the syntax tags for Markdown commenting to your Self Service description and add the search keywords you want to use within the tags.
  Example:

  <!--Search Keywords-->