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in this video we'll go over slack's key
features
and show how to best use the messaging
app use our clickable sections below to
keep track of what step you're on during
this tutorial
after you have the slack app downloaded
and open
either join your team's workspace
or create a new one
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workspaces are made up of channels where
team members can communicate
this is your workspace this drop-down
shows several features
you can invite people to your workspace
check what slack plan you're on
create channels edit your settings
discover tools add more workspaces
and sign out of slack
channels are generally used for larger
conversations
and allow people to join or leave as
needed
public channels are represented by a
hashtag before the channel name
private channels require an invitation
and have a lock symbol next to them
you can also use the find feature by
hitting command
f on a mac or ctrl f on a pc
and typing in the text you're searching
for
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under direct messages you'll see all
your private messages with teammates
unlike channels these messages are only
seen by the specific
person or people you sent it to you can
have a conversation with just one person
or up to eight to start a new message
hover over direct messages and click on
the plus sign
or hit the pencil and pad icon
type in the person people or channel you
want to communicate with
and write your message
next to your message you'll see a
lightning bolt icon
this offers shortcuts to apps you have
access to
click the a symbol to change your
message formatting
clicking this will show you your
formatting settings and unclicking will
hide them
next you'll see the at symbol this
allows you to mention someone in a
message
to call attention to the message or
address someone directly in a
conversation
the paper clip allows you to upload a
file to your message
to send hit the paper airplane icon or
press enter or return
on your keyboard
you can also communicate with emojis
if you hover over any message you can
send one of three default emojis
or choose from a collection
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you also have options to reply in a
thread to a specific message
forward the message to a different
conversation
or save it
to customize your profile and image tap
on the square with the green dot
at the top right you can update your
status
edit your profile and go through all the
files you downloaded on slack
in edit your profile you can change your
profile picture
full name display name and other
personal information
you can also choose to pause
notifications for a specific amount of
time
slack allows you to further customize in
preferences
under your workspace drop down and
that's how to use slack