Slack Basics - The Ultimate Slack Introduction

[@dottotech]

Timestamps are Here! Thanks for Watching! 1:09 - What is Slack? 4:20 - Installing Slack 6:23 - The Slack Academy 7:09 - The Slack Interface 9:36 - Search in Slack 11:00 - Slack Chat 13:09 - Integration with other apps 16:57 - Slack in Mobile 17:51 - Slack Status and Presence -------

2:28 - Colour stolen 2:48 - Colour restored.

[@itravel6084]

Clear, and concise, Well done. Thumbs up, shared, subscribed, and commented with thanks.

[@711mobiles]

Most comprehensive detailed video. Because you tell us about the essence of Slack. that's the most important part that every other you tuber not tell

[@frankconte2457]

If it haven't said it before (since I forgot if I watched his YT video) I will say it now: This is the best and most clearest introduction to Slack. Bravo!

[@dottotech]

So kind of you. Thank you!

[@frankconte2457]

@@dottotech Look forward to other videos on Slack and tech.

[@bethmckee476]

What a wonderful presentation. We're still in the development phase of our project, but it's been great these past few days to know that there will come a time when we understand how to grow within this extraordinary tool of communication.

[@tatianag1264]

Not only was this an incredibly helpful video, but your delivery and genuine interest and love for Slack made learning so much more fun. I can't wait to watch more of your videos!

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful! I hope you'd join me on Webinar Wednesdays, too.

[@tatianag1264]

@@dottotech Just signed up for the next one!

[@bekeleali9707]

@@dottotech thank.you.again.dear

[@kcg7984]

Thank Steve. I've just start a new job, working remotely at mo. I had never heard of Slack and not so used to this way of working. I love your tutition style. You've been really helpful!

[@richardnewland2717]

Great intro to Slack. My team all went live with Slack in the autumn 2019 after we watched a previous video. It’s revolutionised our team esp while we are all remote working during the pandemic. So useful and remarkably everyone has got on board with it. Thanks for inspiring us!

[@dottotech]

thanks so much. glad we have helped

[@vasanthakumarmirle7426]

Slack is a super awesome communicating tool succinctly explained by Steve.

[@Darignobullseye]

Thank you!!! Not superficial at all. So much clearer and helpful then Slack company introduces this product. Thank you for the clarity!:-)

[@believe_n]

Steve, I watch many of your videos and I REALLY find it valuable when you point out the bells and whistles of free vs paid versions. Thank you

[@wylldgypsyrose]

Awesome introduction to Slack. I had never heard of Slack until it was referenced in an IT course I'm taking, so I set out to investigate. Nice to find a platform that just presents the facts without trying to trash any other similar apps. Wonderful to have someone who loves tech and makes communicating it interesting, shows the everyday uses of the tech and whose enthusiasm is down right contagious. Hello from a fellow BC, Canada resident.

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful! I hope you join me on my next Webinar Wednesday: dottotech.com/webinarwednesday

[@maureendesmond7426]

Enjoyed your communication style. Excellent...just beginning to use Slack and this helped in a big way. Thank you!

[@catalystbc8886]

Thanks for the video, Steve. I was introduced to Slack via a gaming community which uses it for communications. It is a fantastic tool for communication and productivity for different kinds of teams. Being able to set up private and public channels is a great feature so comms can be kept on a need-to-know/be involved basis.

[@dottotech]

Thanks for sharing!

[@markhunter7165]

gonna be using slack in my new job, so this is a brill introduction to get a start on the app...thanks!!!

[@rosbyduhart5884]

I have just recently moved over to chrome book as my Machine. This makes Slack useable for me. Coolness

[@Jivolt]

Slack is one of those apps that makes work sooooooo much better. Our team rarely uses email anymore.

[@peterjewelersllc1909]

Great video you are a good teacher. I learned a lot from you in a short period of time. Looking forward to more videos.

[@thevoice13]

Thanks for this video Steve. I went down the rabbit hole about Slack and quickly landed here. Very informative and easy to follow.

[@tobiawosola1602]

Amazing explanation of slack

[@tlcharter]

So helpful for an older person trying to learn slack

[@lcclark1307]

Wow! You are helpful and organized and good clear speaker! Great visuals too!

[@ceasarnunez5652]

Great video! I just started a new job, and we're using Slack. Looked in intimidating with all the employees on it, but this was a great explanation! Thank you!

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andrewl8199]

Well done! Concise, to the point and easy to understand 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@christiansharpe5420]

Hi Steve and team, thanks for sharing this video. Our very small nonprofit organization is finding Slack invaluable now while working remotely, and will continue to use it once back in our office space. We find it of particular value in project management using the channels, as well as diverting us from the dreaded email chat. The ability to integrate G drive is amazing, and helps to eliminate searching through the drive or email for links.

[@sherriwilliams1029]

Great tutorial as time flew! Wonderful basic information with acknowledgement that use will be best teacher!

[@supa.scoopa]

You sir, are an awesome and charismatic teacher

[@steve_moreland]

Excellent job! Shared with my team.

[@alecdvor]

You did a great job on this video. Very helpful and informative.

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eamonshields2754]

Phenomenal video !! Thanks, I’m sold on slack

[@sabrinabaldo8526]

Very well organized! I loved the index provided in the beginning of this video.

[@dottotech]

Awesome, thank you!

[@kaa-ibantoinettevikpedome1670]

This is very insightful. Thanks so much.

[@dottotech]

You are so welcome! Have you used Slack yet?

[@kaa-ibantoinettevikpedome1670]

Yes! I started using slack actively about two days ago. Your tutorial gave me a great start. Thanks once again

[@ArmoniaEmocional]

Steve, I enjoy learning with you and have been following you for quite some time. Thank you! We are a small nonprofit for Mental Health. New to Slack and your explanation was clear and very useful. I am going to send it to my team. Something useful for my bilingual team will be anything that has to do with podcasting and video production in relation to using Slack. Thanks.

[@eamonshields2754]

Building out a sales team currently, we will use slack. Thanks for this phenomenal video

[@phoebesinclair1007]

Very helpful --especially the attention to managing work boundaries. Thx!

[@drsamgraber]

Incredibly helpful video Steve! I couldn’t have introduced Slack to our team anywhere as well as you have here. Thank you! Adding this to our NEW Slack workspace in our Slack 101 channel.

[@danielalmeida2135]

Super useful video, thanks a lot!!!

[@bannerdaleosteopaths4019]

Great intro thanks.

[@texasmarshalls]

I just found this video and have to say you did a great job describing this application! Please do more on how you are using this day to day and how this would integrate with the Outlook calendar and conf calls. Thank you!

[@ngaperarangiaho4235]

Enjoyed this Slack Basic as a confidence builder to technological change that is compact and efficient. As a beginner, I am going to enjoy the journey

[@mscellente]

Excellent Presentation! Presented Just as the the Title States. I viewed several videos for under two minutes that did not captivate my attention. I like how the Presenter explain Slack in simple terms and provided an option to go directly to a heading for information. After attempting to watch the first few videos, I was going to do just that until he began speaking moving along the content in a succinct manner in an easy-to-follow way. Now, I have a pretty good basic understanding of Slack. Thanks for sharing!

[@acebaker3623]

I've heard so much about this app and knew nothing. I really feel like I can make a recommendation to my team about it now. Thanks!

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidandrews999]

Thanks Steve it was absolutely fabulous. I learned a lot.

[@makmacho]

Great explainer video.. Loved it

[@chrishasley5614]

What an awesome video! Subscribed! I can't wait to review your other videos!

[@dottotech]

Awesome! Thank you! Did you sub yet?

[@chrishasley5614]

@@dottotech Yep, and clicked the bell for alerts to new vids! :)

[@lillgravatt7403]

Very helpful for getting the basics.

[@Baddy67110]

You are a great communicator. Thanks for the explanations!

[@reda4632]

I just discovered this channel , this is so wonderful . Thank you

[@kurtmichaelson]

Great content about the use of Slack, Steve. I'm looking to try and make this useful for my parents and in-laws who live at a distance from us, to help keep them updated with our kids activities and other things.

[@jaredcrenshaw1115]

Great video! Thanks for the education:-)

[@stewarthunt3563]

Thanks for that - straight to the point ...

[@dottotech]

I'm glad to know you find my explanation straight to the point.

[@ahsanmohammed1]

Very well done. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@dottotech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JulstroMethod]

You explain things so clearly, regardless of what program you are teaching. Slack is still a bit confusing , primarily the list of the left side of the screen, so I'll look for any other KZbin videos you've done since this original video.

[@koksallce6750]

Always informative. Never disappoints. Always gets straight to the point w/o any antics. Props to you, man.

[@tony2shotz601]

Great Video: Thanks !

[@904daniela]

Thank you so much! I'll be starting a new job at the beginning of next year and have a lot of new programs to learn. This has helped easy my anxiety!

[@sumanramakrishnan2378]

I like to know more about securing meetings regarding screen share options, waiting room, Breakout room, Whiteboard, annotation, recording and close caption features. And also interest in the Enterprise level Webinar.

[@dottotech]

You'll find your questions Workspace settings answered here: slack.com/intl/en-ph/help/articles/360000355143-Review-your-workspaces-settings-

[@derranstokes8760]

A great introduction to Slack Steve. How secure is Slack for sending files and documents to team members?

[@dottotech]

As secure as any cloud based service

[@MaxWattage]

In 2015, the slack servers were hacked, and 65,000 corporate slack accounts were compromised and their passwords stolen. There's no such thing as "the cloud", you are just storing you confidential data on "someone else's computer".

[@nancitrivellato3850]

Very clearly explained. thank you.

[@thaddeuslazor7913]

Enjoyed the Slack video! You made it easy to understand.

[@shijuinder5537]

I see ur interest & passion! Very nice and informative.

[@dottotech]

Thank you so much 🙂 I appreciate that.

[@michaelhuerta9389]

Thanks. Just thanks.

[@dottotech]

You're welcome!

[@orlandomartinez6759]

First time viewer. Appreciate the practical quick start knowledge and quality of content. Slack with its integrations looks like it will take our business communications to the next level. Cheers

[@RonnyWilson66]

For almost two years, in my consulting activities, I have used the features provided by Slack, Asana, Zoom and Hubspot integrated to my G-Suite. I see much more productivity.

[@cphillips2795]

Very helpful, thank you. Can you please do a video on the integration of Slack and Google Drive?

[@dottotech]

Great suggestion! In the meantime, have you watched my previous videos on Slack and Google Drive integrations? Check them out here: kzbin.infosearch?query=slack%20and%20google%20drive

[@cphillips2795]

@@dottotech Thank you for the suggestion. I certainly will.

[@scottharris6423]

Thx, you were easy to follow.

[@shirinkhezri9585]

no one could explain step by step to how to connect them, this is my problem, I keep watching several videos and I think yours is clear than others.

[@robdodd4591]

Thanks Steve! Great Intro

[@sharonlawton3484]

thanks steve, starting a new job in August and they use slack - hadn't heard of it until now, so glad you have this video to help me feel prepared! :-)

[@collinsheehan]

Super helpful and clear and well-paced. Thanks, Steve!

[@dottotech]

Very welcome, Collin!

[@isaiahrojas2868]

Hey I am new to your channel. Just watched this Slack video and it was extremely helpful. I appreciate you!

[@dottotech]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dmandcohomes]

Great overview - thank you :)

[@spacemanstrikesagain]

This was useful. Thanks for making it.

[@markatkinson299]

Very helpful for basics. I would like to see more about the starting and using a thread related to a posting on a channel. Thank you.

[@aditmacan]

Good video, i will share this with my friend.

[@selinaruiz9395]

Thank you so much for this video. It's very well done. You're great at explaining each step. Have a great day!

[@jenwheaton2847]

Hello Steve, you briefly mention all of the powerful available app intregrations, that it's like finding sweet surprises, that you could get lost in hours of pointing out cool capabilities - I'd love for you to do vids on THAT!

[@dottotech]

That’s a good idea

[@mherex]

Great video...

[@fandydiadline]

Thank you.

[@shaunacutcliffe2848]

I would love to learn more about using Slack & Trello.

[@rsorr99]

My team and I have been using Slack now for a year or so. I 100% agree with your comments about "Did I email, text, skype or Slack you?". Question; For items that may need some research or extended days before a response, how does one keep track of what needs to be responded to? With an email inbox, I can still see message, I can flag it, I can mark it as unread, etc. How do I do something similar in Slack to ensure proper follow up is done?

[@wimdezeeuw7204]

Thanks so much Steve for clear intro! Exactly what I needed

[@whisperingroots8232]

Thank you for making this video. Great overview.

[@ArturoGarciaMartinez]

Excellent walk through video, thank you very much!!!

[@mehulhirani2462]

I wanted to know how can we create different projects and then within the project have different sub-topics which can be tracked along as a thread.

[@VinateroNails]

Learned lots of new tips. Thank you!

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ivyhazeljones2203]

Great video! I would be curious to know more about how you use Slack with Asana.

[@juliantambwe8551]

Very informative, thanks for sharing.

[@hhudson9492]

Thanks Steve...I think you covered everything about Slack...one question though: where's Farley?

[@dottotech]

He did not seem interested in th topic.I think he is old school email all the way.

[@PrabhathJayawardena]

Please make a vid about Slack etiquette :)

[@nisyangtv1694]

Thank you for the clear and very informative video. I just wanted to ask if there is an option in Slack that we can input our to do lists and label it as to prioritize or can be done next week. Things like that. Thank you very much.

[@dottotech]

Not that I know of

[@nisyangtv1694]

@@dottotech thank you for your response.

[@KMW537]

As always, thanks so much for your insights and wonderful training!!

[@dottotech]

Glad to hear it!

[@supa.scoopa]

Thank you Liza for making us all hungry 😁

[@jackiechan8540]

wow very nice video sir and your accent is easy to follow for a beginner in English like me Thank you sir

[@dafingaz]

Great overview! Does the green light indicate someone is offline only on desktop? Liz was offline but she sent a response.

[@jremo9170]

Great intro! Glad to have found your channel; new sub. Thanks for sharing

[@landonpraught5958]

Great job Steve I might try it thanks

[@dottotech]

Hope you enjoy

[@helenlim6670]

Great tutorial... very detail and informative

[@dottotech]

Glad you think so!

[@pmeadistrict3pmeadistrict326]

I am the admin of a slack workplace. A member of the workplace created a channel. The channel is not listed in my channel list in the sidebar. I had to search for the channel and then add it to my list of channels. Why is the channel created by a member not automatically added to the list of channels? Again, I am the admin of the workplace. Thank you for your help and the great tutorials you offer.

[@PathLessPedaledTV]

Great vid. Have been considering starting a Slack work space for community building for a Patreon group. Any thoughts on Slack as a community building tool?

[@dottotech]

I like the idea with one caveat, it may be difficult to teach a community to use Slack if it is not part of their day-to-day operation, I would worry that your patrons would not be comfortable communicating on a regular basis and a tool that they don’t use frequently.

[@shawnabaker9604]

What a great tutorial! thank you so much. Very helpful