# 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.

![](https://1990930788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M9QNJLU2f5V-QClWeyJ%2F-MGNDIT-xVrbs3pSkW6r%2F-MGNEGkbb3zWb-CgpWVS%2Fslate-fonts-columns.png?alt=media\&token=7879f2b5-9174-4847-a129-11e88ff2dc25)

#### 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

![](https://1990930788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M9QNJLU2f5V-QClWeyJ%2F-MGNDIT-xVrbs3pSkW6r%2F-MGNEYxNnf73TLIaTCKV%2Fascii-fonts-columns.png?alt=media\&token=c71cd6f0-afa4-443e-8e35-3f9dbdf55c13)