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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

Most useful Slack shortcuts and customization

Most of Slack's features and tricks can occur with minimal effort since Slack has built a full range of keyboard shortcuts and commands into its functionality. Mark this chapter for future reference as a full directory of shortcuts that you can use.

The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts you can use:

  • Browse direct messages: Command + Shift + K
  • Browse channels: Command + Shift + L
  • Compose new message: Command + N
  • Open threads: Command + Shift + T
  • Open preferences: Command + ,
  • Channel info pane: Command + Shift + I
  • Mentions and reactions: Command + Shift + M
  • Saved items: Command + Shift + S
  • Set status: Command + Shift + Y
  • Search current channel: Command + F
  • Full screen view: ^ + Command + F
  • Collapse left sidebar: Command + Shift + D
  • Open all unreads: Command + Shift + A
  • Mark messages as unread: Option + [Click message]
  • Mark messages as read: Shift + Escape
  • ...