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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By: Moshe Markovich

Overview of this book

Slack is an online communication tool that allows workplace teams to collaborate efficiently, effectively, and securely. It’s the leading channel-based messaging platform used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems, and drive their businesses forward. As a developer, you can use Slack to create tools such as bots that handle and maintain routine and time-consuming tasks. If you’re looking to set up a Slack workplace or build a Slack bot or app, this is the book for you. In this book, you’ll explore scenarios that show you how to set up a Slack workplace, build a Slack bot, or integrate your favorite tools. You’ll also learn how Slack can help you create a more collaborative, efficient, and coordinated work environment from any location. As you advance through the chapters, you'll find out how to manage your tasks and boost your business productivity by automating the trivial tasks. You'll also cover more advanced features such as using a Slack bot to complete tasks, including automating message responses and accessing personal reminders. By the end of this Slack book, you'll have learned how to use Slack effectively to communicate with your team and build bots and have gained a solid understanding of how the platform can help you to progress in your industry.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Slack Overview
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Section 2: How to Use Third-Party Applications and Bots
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Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

Automating your workflows with Zapier

Zapier automatically moves information between your web apps using workflows called Zaps. A workflow is a process through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion. Rather than creating individual workflows on your own each time something needs to be done, Zaps help to automatically achieve these tasks.

There are 300+ ways to automate your workspace with Zaps to create a more efficient working environment for you and your team. Zapier supports thousands of applications, from Gmail to Trello to Airtable, to fit the varying needs of your company with Zaps, and continues to grow with the expansion of your knowledge utilizing its tools. In this section, we'll take you through the process of understanding an individual Zap, how to create one both from existing formatting and from scratch, and ultimately, how to add it to your workplace for the magic to really happen.

Zaps

A Zap is an automated workflow that exists between...