Slack is a workplace communication tool that connects users with the people and tools they work with every day, no matter where they are or what they do. Teams in Slack work together in channels that can be organized by project, department, office location, or anything else, really. This makes it easy for users to follow the topics that are important to them. Public channels are open to anyone on the team so marketing can see what designers are working on, sales can see what’s on the product team’s roadmap, and new hires can easily get up to speed instead of starting with an empty email inbox.
Slack connects to the tools and services that businesses already use and centralizes the notifications, files, and data from hundreds of different applications. This means no more searching through emails for that one follow-up, constantly switching between different tabs and dashboards, or juggling dozens of tools – each with its own login. Slack helps teams work smarter by providing all of the information and context needed to make effective decisions quickly.
Everything shared in Slack is automatically indexed and archived so that companies can create a comprehensive knowledge base with zero effort, simply by working in Slack. And, Slack’s search makes it easy to find the information users need, whenever they need it.
Slack is a collaboration tool built on messaging, message threads, and channels.
You can use Slack to talk to an entire group at once, or one-on-one with a colleague.
Slack’s features include:
• Channels for team projects
• Shared channels for external conversations
• File and screen sharing
• Add-ons and integrations
• Audio and video conferencing
• Searchable chat logs
People in Slack send and receive messages in real-time or asynchronously.
Instead of waiting for an email, you can use the presence feature to see when team members are online. Once you know a colleague is available, simply click on their name to send a message.
With the Slack app catalog, people can also add additional features to Slack. Options include integration with CRM and workforce management tools.
Slack also supports in-channel voice and video calls, or one-on-one conversations.
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To get started, you’ll need to sign up on the Slack website with an email address and password.
When you want to add people to your team, you can do so individually, or in bulk through the admin page. Those users will be able to access the web-based version of your Slack Workspace, as well as versions on mobile or desktop apps.
When you’ve set up as an administrator, you can begin adjusting settings. For instance, your messaging restrictions set who is allowed to send @channel notifications to your users.
If you want to download Slack, there are various options.
For Windows, visit Slack.com/downloads. You’ll find the option to download Slack for Windows 7 or above. Click download then launch the Slack setup.exe file.
Another option is to download Slack from the Windows (Microsoft) store. Once you install the app, you can sign into a workspace or create a new one.
The process for downloading Slack is the same for Mac users. You can click the download button on the Slack site or download it on the Mac app store.
Once installed, open Slack and configure your settings. Go to the Settings tab then Preferences to choose whether to launch Slack on login. In Preferences, you’ll also find the option to run Slack in the background. This means you continue to get notifications if you don’t have Slack open.
Slack is available on the Apple app store and Google Play store.
To download Slack for mobile, go to your smartphone app store and search for Slack. Click the download button. Once the app installs, click on the Slack icon to log in.
After tapping the Slack icon, you can set up your preferences. Swipe to the right to open the Slack navigation menu.
If you’re an iOS user, there are three dots at the bottom of the screen. Use the dots to swipe back and forward between different views.
Android offers the same three views but in a different way. To view your channel menu, swipe left to right. Tap the Home menu for a list of direct messages. Tap the four boxes in the top right corner to see all workspaces.