# How to Format the Text in Hootsuite Posts

> To format text in Hootsuite posts, enter your caption into the textGen dashboard, highlight the text, and select a format from the toolbar. Copy the formatted text, navigate to Hootsuite's Composer panel, scroll to the Your Post section, and paste it into the entry box.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-format-the-text-in-hootsuite-posts/
Apps: Hootsuite
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a3ea0ab56e05a00fe6752/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Inside textGen's main dashboard, enter your social media caption into the provided input field.
2. Following that, highlight the text that you want to format.
3. Go to the Toolbar section afterwards, then select the specific text format you wish to apply.
4. Repeat the same series of steps if you wish to format your caption further.
5. Once done, tap the 'Copy' button to proceed.
6. On Hootsuite's Composer panel, scroll down to the Your Post section and paste the formatted caption into the provided entry box.
7. After completing these steps, your desired text format will be applied to your social media caption.