diff --git a/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileView.xaml b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileView.xaml
index 4f76f3e..e4f5425 100644
--- a/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileView.xaml
+++ b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileView.xaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
                     Margin="3"
                     Command="{Binding Path=Command_SendMessage}"
                     CommandParameter="{Binding #TxtSendMessage.Text}" />
+            <ComboBox DockPanel.Dock="Right" 
+                      Width="60" Margin="3"
+                      SelectedItem="{Binding Path=SendFormattingMode}" 
+                      Items="{Binding Path=SendFormattingModeList}" />
             <TextBox Name="TxtSendMessage"
                      Margin="3" />
         </DockPanel>
diff --git a/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileViewModel.cs b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileViewModel.cs
index c6d3ec3..b426bf6 100644
--- a/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileViewModel.cs
+++ b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/ConnectionProfileViewModel.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Reactive;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using MessageCommunicator.TestGui.Logic;
 using ReactiveUI;
 
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public bool IsRunning
 
         public bool CanStop => this.IsRunning;
 
+        public SendFormattingMode SendFormattingMode { get; set; }
+
+        public SendFormattingMode[] SendFormattingModeList => (SendFormattingMode[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(SendFormattingMode));
+
         public ConnectionState State
         {
             get => _connState;
@@ -96,7 +100,8 @@ public ConnectionProfileViewModel(ConnectionProfile connProfile)
                 try
                 {
                     if (message == null) { message = string.Empty; }
-                    await this.Model.SendMessageAsync(message);
+                    await this.Model.SendMessageAsync(
+                        Regex.Unescape(message));
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
diff --git a/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/_Misc.cs b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/_Misc.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8d0461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MessageCommunicator.TestGui/Views/_ConnectionProfile/_Misc.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace MessageCommunicator.TestGui.Views
+{
+    public enum SendFormattingMode
+    {
+        Plain,
+
+        Escaped,
+
+        Hex
+    }
+}