Choose whether to make the channel private or public. Name your channel and add an optional description.ģ.

Click on Slack Connect, and click Create a Channel.Ģ. The feature sidesteps lengthy back-and-forth emails and streamlines messaging, scheduling meetings and sharing files. Slack Connect lets you message people outside of your company, making communication with partner companies and clients easier. From here, you can choose dark mode, different premade color schemes or build your own from scratch. Click your profile picture in the top right corner.ģ. If you're not vibing this layout, you can choose from several different color palettes as well as dark mode. Slack is set to a light mode by default with a purple color scheme. To start a Huddle in mobile, tap the headphone icon in the top right corner of the screen. Toggle the headphone icon in the bottom left corner of your screen if you're working on a desktop. You can chat with just one person, or a larger group. Slack's Huddle feature is an easy way to have real-time audio conversations. Sometimes you need to talk to a co-worker and it's too much to type out, but also not important enough to organize a Zoom call. You can schedule up to four months in advance.ĥ.

Click Custom Time and input your desired date and time to send the message. For mobile, long press the send button to bring up scheduling options.Ĥ. If you're using the desktop app, click the green down arrow next to the send button.

Type out your message in a chat or channel's text field.ģ. You can even schedule messages to send to yourself, which is great for deadline reminders. Scheduling Slack messages is an easy way to avoid pinging a coworker at an inconvenient time. Your team might not be on the same work schedule for a number of reasons - time zone differences, vacations, sick days. Shelby Brown/CNET Schedule Slack messages You can schedule a Slack message while using the mobile or desktop app.

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