# Quick Start

### **Slate** is a text-to-image (and text-to-ascii art) app that generates digital graffiti in Slack. 

#### Run `/slate`, optionally followed by a message, to pull up the dialog and complete the fields in the form.

* Compose or edit your message
* Select a background color
* Select a font color
* Select a font
* Click **Send** to drop a rendered image of your message into Slack.

![](/files/-MGNEGkbb3zWb-CgpWVS)

#### Run `/ascii`, optionally followed by a message, to pull up the dialog where you can configure your options.

* Compose or edit your message
* Select a font
* Click **Send** to drop an ASCII art message into Slack

![](/files/-MGNEYxNnf73TLIaTCKV)


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```

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