Slack For Dummies

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Product Description Change the 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. From the Author Phil Simon is the award-winning author of ten books, most recently Slack For Dummies and Zoom For Dummies. He hosts the podcast Conversations about Collaboration. From the Inside Flap Create workspaces, channels, and threads Improve employee productivity and collaboration Maintain connection while working outside the office From the Back Cover Inside... Create Slack workspaces Add different types of users and channels Collaborate with your partners Easily share content Target your messages Install popular third-party apps Secure Slack from prying eyes About the Author Phil Simon is the award-winning author of eleven business books, most recently Reimagining Collaboration: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and the Post-COVID World of Work. He is a recognized technology and collaboration authority, Slack trainer, dynamic public speaker, college professor-for-hire, and longtime Slack power user. He hosts the podcast Conversations About Collaboration.