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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)
1
Section 1: Slack Overview
7
Section 2: How to Use Third-Party Applications and Bots
12
Section 3: How to Build Your Own Bots

Logging in to Slack

There are a number of different ways in which to actually access your workspace. If you're joining an existing workspace, there are instances where you can utilize a company link to easily find your organization's workspace on Slack. You can also choose to sign in with your email or Google account information. Let's take a look at some of the different ways you can log into Slack for the first time.

Signing in with your email account

As simple as it sounds, you can use your email address to sign up with Slack as you would for any online service. Once you open the Slack app, choose the Sign in with Email option and enter your email address. You should immediately receive a confirmation code in your inbox from Slack. Enter the code and your workspace will open automatically.

If you're a member of multiple workspaces, Slack will provide the option to Launch whichever workspace you'd like to open.

Signing in with Google

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