10 Hacks Every Slack User Should Know
Slack offers various features to enhance productivity and manage communication effectively. Users can create custom sections in their sidebar to organize channels and DMs, utilize shortcut commands for quick actions, and set notification schedules to minimize distractions. Additional features include prioritizing important contacts as VIPs, scheduling messages for optimal delivery, and using reminders for follow-up on important messages.
- ▪Slack allows users to create custom sections in their sidebar to organize conversations.
- ▪Users can type forward slash commands to access various shortcuts for actions within the app.
- ▪The platform enables scheduling messages for later delivery, which is useful for teams in different time zones.
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Slack is one of the most commonly used business messaging apps—beyond basic communication, the service has plenty of built-in features that can help you be both more productive and less overwhelmed by the volume of messages you receive. These are the top tips and tricks to use Slack efficiently. Create sections to organize your sidebarIf you have dozens of channels and DMs to keep track of and a long sidebar list that requires scrolling, you can create custom sections to keep related conversations together and prioritize those you need most at the top. You can create, for example, a section for conversations with just your team or a grouping of channels and DMs related to a specific project.
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