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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

What’s Slackbot?

Do you remember Microsoft Office Assistant’s infamous paperclip friend Clippy? Slackbot is Slack’s very own version of Clippy – only more. Slackbot is your full-time friend, helper, and assistant all in one. Any type of member and guest alike (on any paid or free plan) can utilize the benefits of Slackbot to set reminders, automated messages, responses, and tasks in direct messages, channels, or both across your Slack workspace. Yes, that’s a lot. Let’s break it down. Once you activate your account, Slackbot will introduce itself to you in a private direct message:

Figure 6.1 – Every Slack account has its own Slackbot direct message

Essentially, Slackbot is a chatbot available to receive and respond to you or any of your members' questions within the Slack interface. Unlike Siri, your verbal Apple support assistant, Slackbot is limited to the range of the Slack Help Center and therefore...