Use mentions to get a member's attention in a channel. To send a group message, click the applicable channel, and enter your message in the Message # field at the bottom of the right pane. Group messagesĪll members of a channel can see group messages in that channel. To send a direct message, click the applicable person or group of people in the Direct Messages section in the left pane, and enter your message in the Message field at the bottom of the right pane. Send messages Direct messagesĭirect messages are private conversations between two or more team members.
Direct messages are to an individual group messages are to all members of the channel where you entered the message. You can send direct message or group messages in Slack.
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To install the Slack app for Windows, see. View a list of the names of all members of the team's channels. Those files might include doc files and images. View a list of files that any member has added to your team's channels. View a list of files that you've added to the team's channels. More Item button: When you select an option in the More Items menu, Slack opens a panel on the right side of the window. If you star an item, that item is easier to find because it will show up in this list. View messages, comments, and files that you've starred. View messages with mentions and messages to which other members reacted. View channel details, such as purpose pinned items member information shared files and notification preferences for the channel. Invite members to join, view channel details, add notification preferences, mute the channel, add an app or integration, or leave the channel.
To pin messages or folders, click a message, click the Show message actions button in the popup, and select Pin to #]. View the names of all members of this channel. Select a channel in the left pane, and click the button to add the channel to your "Starred" list of channels. Toolbar: The Slack toolbar offers the following options.Īdd a selected channel to your "Starred" list of channels. To open the team menu, click the arrow next to your team name in the upper-left corner of the side panel. In the team menu, you can set up your profile, set your preferences, invite people, customize Slack, and sign out. Team menu: The team menu is located next to your name in the upper-left corner of the side panel.This topic covers using Slack for messages, notifications, reminders, and uploading files. If you did not join the TC channel, see Setting up a computer > Joining Slack.įor more information on Slack, see the Hub post at. You should have joined the TRTA Technical Communications channel when you set up your computer.
TC uses Slack, a real-time messaging app, to communicate among writers and teams (aka channels)).