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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

What is Zapier?

Zapier is one of the most popular and useful integrations for Slack. In an effort to work smarter, not harder, Zapier serves as the middleman between your Slack channel and your existing data on other apps. Without coding or relying on hired developers to create a tool for you, you can connect two or more applications to automate repetitive tasks with the help of Zapier.

By connecting your external applications to Slack – your unified communication platform – you simplify the need for multiple drives, tabs, emails, calendars, applications; you name it. Zapier works to help with organization as much as it does integration, keeping your workspace neat and functional throughout the workday.

You can find the Zapier app's home page through the Slack App Directory or on your desktop. Zapier's description appears as such in the directory:

Figure 8.1 – The Zapier app's description from the Slack application

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