Email text formatting

can you utilise initiator display name as is given in Common tab on workflow insert reference dialogue?

I normally use query user profile to get first and last name of users to display nicely in emails

Try using the formula below in a Regular Expression action to return everything after the """.  You can store the result in a workflow variable and use that variable in the notification.

^(.*[\/])

1. Drop a Regular Expression action in the workflow.
2. Configure the Regular Expression action with the following settings:
   1. Pattern = ^(.*[\/])
   2. Operation = Replace text
   3. Replacement Text = Leave blank
   4. Input Text = User field
   5. Store Result In = Text workflow variable
3. Note - You can test out the expression by using the "Run Now" option in the Ribbon of the Regular Expression configuration screen.
4. Use the workflow variable in your email.

I would usually just use a "Set Variable" action, create a variable called something like "txtApproverName", point it at the field that has your user, then you'll notice either an fx or a "..." to the right of the field in your action; click this, you can select Display Name or User Name or Email or whatever.

Cheers!

Rhia

Good point.  That would work too.

It took me over a year of using Nintex to discover that functionality from the Set Variable action.............

And me! Well hidden. Though our display name is surname first name so I have to use query user profile to get it the way I like it haha 

Thank you all for the great suggestions!  I will give these a try when things die down a bit at work.  Thanks again!

This worked!  Thanks for the help!