Note: Content specific to U-M and developed by ITS is listed with an .
Getting Started
- Eligibility for a U-M Slack Account
- Create a U-M Slack Account
- Installing and Signing In to Slack on Your Device
- How to use Slack: your quick start guide
- Invite Members and Guests to a Slack Workspace
Using Slack As a Workspace Admin
Administration
- Workspace Settings and Administration
- Workspace Admin Control for Inviting Members
- Create and Modify User Groups
- Remove Members/Guests From a Workspace
- Invited External User as Regular Member, Cannot Revert to Guest
- Add a Workspace Admin to My U-M Slack Workspace
Channels
- Create a channel
- Default Channels in Workspaces
- Archive Channels
- Delete Channels
- Remove someone from a channel
- Rename a channel
- Convert a channel to private
- Managing the #general Channel in a Workspace
- Channel Manager Role
- Share a Channel with Another U-M Slack Workspace / Multi-Workspace Channels
- Move Channel from One U-M Slack Workspace to Another
Using Slack As a Member
Change your Slack profile and preferences
- Edit your profile
- Upload a profile photo
- Adjust your huddles preferences
- Set your Slack status and availability
- Adjust your sidebar preferences
- Organize your sidebar with custom sections
- Change your Slack theme
- Set your search preferences
Slack notifications
- Best Practices for U-M Slack Notification Settings
- Configure your Slack notifications
- Manage notifications for specific channels and direct messages
- Pause notifications with Do Not Disturb
- Mute channels and direct messages
Channels
- Join a channel
- Set a channel topic or description
- Add people to a channel
- Leave a channel
- Use huddles in Slack
- Getting Started With Slack Connect
- Find a List of All Channels in a Workspace
- Find a List of User Groups in a Workspace
Direct Messages
- Understand direct messages
- Direct Messages in U-M Slack Enterprise Grid
- Add people to a group direct message
- Convert a group direct message to a private channel
Common Tasks
Sharing
Format and style
- Format your messages
- Send and read messages
- Edit or delete messages
- Use emoji and reactions
- Use mentions in Slack
Message features and tools
- Notify a channel or workspace
- Use threads to organize discussions
- Save messages and files for later
- Schedule messages to send later
Accessibility
- Slack keyboard shortcuts
- Navigate Slack with your keyboard
- Use Slack with a screen reader
- Use shortcuts to take action in Slack