Learn “ from:”, “ in:” and other prefixes when searching.Īlso, you can search by time, etc. It’s like building an FAQ of your personal knowledge.
Your teammates can ask you non-confidential questions, that can later be browsed by everyone. Consider having a personal, public channelĬonsider every team meber having a public #john-smith-office (or #john-smith-cubicle) channel, especially managers. Also you can later search and link to messages. Prefer channels over private 1-on-1Ĭhances are someone else will join the discussion. Outsiders can’t access links to private channels and DMs. You can go directly to the discussion, see it in context, etc. Hyperlinks to messages are very powerful. remind #general "Are you coming to the office tomorrow?" at 14:30 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8. Use reminders to notify yourself, someone, or whole channel some time in the future, once or periodically.
Use it if you are working late hours and don’t want to bother your colleagues.Ĭheck out the small drop-down menu next to send button.Īnd by the way, if you’ve mistakenly sent a message, hitting ⌘ + Z quickly will delete it switch back to editing. You can send messages to people or channels with a delay, for example the next day. Use this checkbox if you are reviving an old thread or your response may be relevant to everyone, not just people involved in that thread. Otherwise, it may be confusing what are you actually replying to.īut without sending also to channel, your message may get lost. Replying in a thread, but also sending to a channel (tick checkbox) makes everyone see your response in a context. You can subscribe/unsubscribe from a thread. Threads allow multiple chats happening simultaneously on one channel, but don’t notify people who are not interested in this particular discussion. Don’t use use unless you want to alarm everyone in the channel, including people out-of-office. You can put links to important documents, JIRA boards, etc. Bookmarksīookmarks are especially useful. type tfb for team-foo-bar.įinally, look like a pro and hide the left sidebar with list of channels using ⌘ + ⇧ + D. Searching is faster when choosing acronyms, e.g. (dot) is useful to show/hide the right sidebar. To quickly navigate between channels, hit ⌘ + K or Ctrl + K (on Windows). Consider having a personal, public channel The list may grow (or shrink) if I discover new tips. Most of these are unique to this platform. Over the years I collected a bunch of tips for effective communication via Slack. 10+ Slack pro-tips for effective communication
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