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Supercharge your Slack Productivity

By : Moshe Markovich
Book Image

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

Using Zapier for teams

Zapier acknowledges that your Zaps may be conveniently utilized more than once and in more than one place. So, Zapier provides the option to create a team account that allows you to share Zaps with the rest of your company.

Team accounts allow shared folders that let anyone on your team update, view, or copy Zaps. Slack is based on collaborative working and working through a team account in Zapier lets your team connect and communicate by creating workflows together and tweaking existing ones to fit each teammate's needs. Take advantage of team accounts and folders by trying out some of these commonly used Zaps together.

Popular Zaps

Let's take a look at some popular Zaps that can be utilized by almost any member of your team:

  • Sharing a blog post to your channels
  • Keeping your notes with your tasks
  • Collecting feedback and other info through form/survey sources
  • Creating an email list
  • Receiving notifications and reminders...