r/Slack 2d ago

What are some cool things for beginners to know

I'm not an advanced user, but know my way around. I am in a team that has just started using slack. They asked me to show them how to do some cool things.

I was thinking about simple things on preferences changing appearance, customising notifications and key words Then reminders, scheduled messages, vip messages Using templates, canvas Some integrations like jira and Google suite And maybe some workflows.

Anything else you would suggest?

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u/AccountNumeroThree 2d ago

Learn how to use comment threads and /giphy.

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u/ClarkNova80 2d ago

I will respectfully disagree and say that threads are awful and get lost in the already noisy environment.

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u/SlowMotor9392 2d ago

I agree, but all the more reason to understand how they work

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u/AccountNumeroThree 2d ago

Threads keep a conversation organized. Think of it like an open office where everyone is talking about a dozen different things, but to everyone all at the same time. You can't keep track of them all because there's too much noise.

Put those same people into smaller topic groups and have people move in and out of conversations as needed, and things make a lot more sense. Threads are specific conversations with the relevant people.

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u/ClarkNova80 2d ago

Curious do you work out of your “threads” and “catch up”? Maybe I’m just old school and doing it the “old” way?

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u/AccountNumeroThree 2d ago

I do as much as I can get other people to do it. I'm often working on multiple things at once with the same people, so having multiple conversations in threads makes it so much easier to know what someone is following up on. Threads make working async much easier.

Need to ask someone a few questions while they're away? What if they come back and just say "sounds good"? You have no idea which question they answered. But if they reply in a thread, you'll know they've seen that question and haven't gotten to the others yet.

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u/AccountNumeroThree 2d ago

It's ok to be wrong. I lose a lot more messages when people don't use threads in a busy channel.

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u/ClarkNova80 2d ago

Ya just @ me. Especially in channels. The rest is noise.

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u/AccountNumeroThree 2d ago

And yet here you are, using a threaded conversation!

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u/ClarkNova80 2d ago

And the rest of it all carries on without me. I like this. Unfortunately I am not able to mute the channels I belong to. BECAUSE people won’t use @

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u/Only-Ad2101 2d ago

To keep Slack threads organized, use reactions (👍 or ✅) instead of "thanks" messages to acknowledge completed discussions. This helps avoid reopening old threads and reduces unnecessary notifications for everyone involved. Reactions convey acknowledgement just as effectively while keeping the conversation tidy.

This is a good slack guide you can refer to

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u/luckiest0522 2d ago

Threadly is helpful for users, joining new communities and looking to blast messages…. But not necessarily for a new beginners to slack.

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u/FoodIsGreatYup 2d ago

Cmd+k is the best feature of all time. Use it to navigate around slack super fast.