How to Use Slack: The Top 10 Features I Rely On

[@juleswc]

I’ve never thought I had the need for another APP, until seeing your in-depth report on Slack. Really seeing the benefits, thank you so much for your terrific video here!

[@cocoscabana]

Totally new to these -productivity apps and tech, as I have gone from high action careers, to a more " tech sitting" you tube career I'm starting. So, it seems I'm forced to learn 7 ? New careers at once. YOU my northern neighbor are making this transition a Ton easier and more understandable. Much appreciated!. Thank you for all your hard work!!

[@gregallenphoto]

What do you mean by "So, it seems I'm forced to learn 7? "

[@dottotech]

Table of content 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Email Hell 03:31 Huddle 04:19 Status 06:12 Slack Connect 07:28 Channels 08:35 Integration 09:51 Documents and Assets 10:17 Pinning and Saving Conversations 11:12 Reactjis (Emoji reactions) 12:38 Mobile App

[@AlessandroRadicchi]

Thanks Steve! What about using todos inside slack? Canvas and checkbox could be a solution but is not the solution. Do you know something that fits better? thanks 🙏

[@VishwadeepSharma99]

Loved it, thanks for sharing the helpful start with Slack.

[@emilharden9532]

Slack offers a lot! I do hope you'll share more of a tutorial on how to do some of these things within Slack in the near future!

[@dottotech]

Will do!

[@Technocrat.]

I haven't heard of Slack! But now will learn. 🙂

[@skverskk]

Very informative. Great content.

[@Growwithzeel]

*I definitely plan to use slack when I launch my coaching business*

[@mehranzarrinehteram7228]

I LOVE Slack. We have used it in the University for a few years But there is a push to go towards a Google platform. What do you think? Can you do a comparison? I don't mind if Google brings Slack into the fold.

[@DookeyRidr]

I love using slack in the workplace. Part of the issue is initiating new team members into the ins/outs of how to use slack-any chance you could do a detailed video, or multi-part series on all of these useful features?

[@dottotech]

A pretty good idea!

[@a1lawnservice]

@@dottotech How do I invite reticent suspicious grey-haired friends to join in? An easy intuitive video would be helpful!

[@michellegillespie7082]

You are a trusted source of information, Steve. Thank you! What is the best way to use Slack for recurring to-do lists and project management? Feel free to refer me to one of your videos. :)

[@vancity2349]

Thats cool , thanks Steve.

[@BarryHershenfeld]

I like Slack. It’s a refreshing change from bloated email threads. But I’ve never had an opportunity to use Slack consistently. That notwithstanding, I’d be worried that it aggravates what Cal Newport calls the “hyperactive hive mind.” Maybe this is a topic for a separate KZbin video-tools that minimize unscheduled, unstructured communications and maximize focus and productivity. Grey Wave maybe?

[@fuzzylon]

I'd be interested to know how Slack compares to Teams feature by feature. Nearly all my clients use Teams already and Teams seems to be able to do almost everything that Slack can do.

[@wilmarquesdev]

@dottotech that comparison would be amazing. I'm not happy with Teams, but not sure if Slack is the answer.

[@dyobetem]

slack is really good if you're using the paid version but if you're using free version and you reach the 10k message limit, older messages will be archived, same with the files too to make room for new ones.

[@bennri]

Right, but this could be a plus. If a company is sued, they usually subpoena all emails. If you use free slack, then your old messages are gone.

[@elisap1098]

We use a free slack account for managing our large corporate events. During each event, I have to send out multiple messages to multiple channels and it takes a ton of time. I've tried to use the message scheduler but am finding it really challenging. I'm not sure if it's because we aren't paying for a certain app/upgrade or because I'm doing something wrong, but would LOVE to learn and see more about that very useful feature! Thanks in advance.

[@dottotech]

That's a great idea!

[@creatoratplay]

This was very helpful; thank you! I'm wondering how it works to have group huddles! Haven't found videos specifically pointing out the flow of that. If you start a huddle in a channel, can people see the active huddle when they go there and join without an invite? Thank you!!

[@lukestevens8402]

Thank you so much for this awesome video! Do you know if you can forward messages in Slack from one group to another? We make deliveries and take pictures of our deliveries using Google chat, spaces but there is not a good way to forward those pictures to our subcontractors to let them know that a job is ready. We basically have to take screenshots on our phone and then text them out a different way. If there’s a way to go inside Slack to receive pictures and text message and then forward that message to another account or another room or whatever it would be called that would be awesome but I have not found any information showing that capability.

[@dlnnyc64]

I’m loving Canvas

[@themysticalbadass]

We used slack extensively when my husband first launched his web design business, but we kept running into difficulties on communicating with clients. We don’t want clients who will be around for 12 weeks to pay for slack, but there were always complications where they could not use the free version. Or maybe they weren’t setting it up correctly. Do you have any thoughts about that? We had to stop using it and go back to email solely because of that. And honestly my ADHD brain absolutely hates email, so I stopped helping my husband. His business it’s fine without me… But it’s expanding. More team members, more clients… All in email. But if there’s an EASY way to allow clients to use a private channel for updates on their project for the minimal time we chat with them, WITHOUT signing up for a paid account, I’d love to hear it.

[@SingleTakeCreative]

Yes, it's called a guest account, and they can only enter a single channel, however you can also put them into direct messages. You can do this for as many people as you want.

[@ehabsamir6195]

thanks

[@alexandrerenoult9900]

I have mixed feelings about Slack: - the flow of emails that I avoid (especially internally) is replaced by a flow of continuous notifications... - e-mail allows me to manage my work asynchronously. Where Slack acts like a walkie-talkie: everyone wants their answer right away. So YES, Slack can reduce the number of emails exchanged...but at what cost?

[@darmawatiramli5336]

Would you please tell me what is the difference between slack and Whatsapp or Telegram Apps?

[@jessicaanderson2282]

Hi, I just started using Slack and cannot find speech-to-text!! Does this feature exists in slack at all?

[@dottotech]

It will be only what your OS supplies.

[@Dru419]

Great video! New Subscriber here! 🤙🏾

[@annfinster]

Can slack be used with an Apple Watch?

[@leiterservices]

I see you have multiple workspaces. Is there a way to group or sort these? I work for a company that contracts with 50+ client companies that we need channels within their workspaces. Can I group the workspaces so I can navigate the list better? (think iphone app groups)

[@cathytapia1701]

Downloading Slack just added more stress to my life lol why couldn’t they just made it easy ugh

[@gregallenphoto]

Fellow boomer here. My head is going to explode. Excellent presentation.

[@WagesOfDestruction]

we have it at work, i really do not see the advantage over email.

[@donrwhite]

Now we all know that "the bird" is one of your frequently used emojis. 🤣

[@sbeckas]

Are you no longer posting to your content? Most recent is 7months ago?

[@milestrua1654]

Where is Steve?? I don´t have new videos.

[@doLadoDeCah]

Just a feedback, too much meandering talk before the actual content of the video I came here to find time saving tips on slack and I left half way through the video because it took too long to get to the meat of it.

[@tusharp7740]

Amount of info and length of video is just injustice. 95% bla blablablablabla and only 5% info. big thumbs down

[@Mocorn]

Other things you can do with Slack. 1. Mark a message as unread. Perfect for when you read something but realize you want to look into it more carefully later. 2. Google calendar integration so that people on Slack can see that you're currently in a meeting. 3. /Remind me This commands is great and flexible and you can quickly type something like /remind me tomorrow before lunch to eat something. The next day before lunch, Slackbot will message you with the text "eat something". /Remind me in two hours, next week etc all works. 4. Custom Emoji You can add your own emojis if you want. At my workplace everyone has a custom Emoji with their face and a thumbs up. 5. /Giphy amazed The Giphy integration takes Emoji response to the next level. You can type /Giphy [anything] to find an appropriate gif animation to use as a response. Use with caution in channels as it can be spammy. Best suited for threaded comments. 6. Do not sleep on the search function. As seen in the video you can search for files from someone but expanding the search filter pane you can also search for the combination of two words that was probably said by one of two people at some point. I've been able to find so many unique threads and conversations this way which in turn means I can dig up just about any reference, document or link no matter how old. 7. Learn to use the top left views. Threads, direct message etc. At first they can seem somewhat unorganized but after getting the hang off it they become very powerful. Since getting the hang of these I can clear out Slack notifications much faster which means I can get back to work that much faster. I really like Slack as you can tell. They got it right :)