Slack For Dummies

Change way you work.

If you’ve ever received a pointless email and wondered why workplace communication and collaboration were so inefficient, wonder no more. A tool called Slack is taking the business world by storm. This full-color guide tells you how to become a Slack power user and leave 1990s-style email-based “collaboration” tools in the dust. You’ll learn the ins and outs of creating workspaces, channels, user groups, and much, much more. Once you go Slack, you’ll never go back.

Inside…

• Understanding Slack’s new features and user interface (launched on March 18, 2020)
• Using Slack to effectively work remotely
• Administering your workspace
• Transforming the way you work
• Understanding how Slack turns the traditional model of internal communication and collaboration on its head
• Setting up workspaces, channels, user roles, and more
• Locking down workspace settings
• Building a comprehensive knowledge repository at your organization
• Extending Slack’s native power with third-party apps
• Getting others in your organization to embrace Slack
• Personalizing Slack
• Collaborating with others outside of your company
• Communicating by text or voice
• And much, much more.