The “code” formatting is great for sharing lines of code, or passwords or logins, and making it clear exactly what characters someone has to copy and paste. You’ll see these options above the message box – a quick hover over each of the icons will tell you what they do. If a particular part of your message needs to stand out, or you need to make it easy for people to copy and paste a specific section of text, you can do this with Slack’s standard formatting options. You can improve your communication ability on Slack by learning different ways to format messages. Most Slack apps also have their own slash commands.Ĭommit some of these commands to memory to further speed up your workflow. /mute : Stop receiving notifications from a channel./invite : Invite a team member to a channel./mute: Mute all the messages in a channel./me : Send a message to a channel in italics./expand: Expand all the images and files in a channel./collapse: Collapse all the images and files in a channel./dnd : Go into Do Not Disturb mode (e.g., /dnd for 30 minutes)./away: Toggle your status between Away and Active./shortcuts: Displays all available shortcuts.Here are the built-in commands that come standard with all Slack workspaces: Slack also gives you a number of commands you can use to perform certain actions.Īll you need to do is type “/” and the command into the message bar and hit enter. Once you commit it to habit, you’ll find you work a lot quicker. Try to practice using the shortcut for any tasks you perform often. Switch between teams in the desktop app: Ctrl + Tabįor a full list of keyboard shortcuts, check out this page in the Slack help center.Open your preferences in the desktop app: Ctrl/Cmd + ,.Convert selected text into a bullet list: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + 8.Open all your unread messages: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + A.Mark all messages in current conversation as read: Esc.Browse channels or direct messages: Alt + Up/Down arrow.Go to all direct messages: Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + K.Go to next unread channel or direct message channel: Option/Alt + Shift + Down arrow.Go to the most recent unread message in a conversation: Ctrl/Cmd + J.Compose a new Slack message: Ctrl/Cmd + N.Once you get used to them, you’re going to have trouble going back to life without shortcuts. Slack offers a huge list of intuitive shortcuts, to help you flow faster from task to task. But over time, the few seconds you save on each action really adds up. It doesn’t seem like it would make a big difference. You’ll find there’s one thing in common with just about any highly productive person. Customize your workspace with Slackbot responses and custom emojis.Integrate with purpose-built Slack apps.Pin important messages and use bookmarks.
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