July 19, 2018

Slack Tips

I have mixed feelings about using Slack as the primary method of communication for a group, but I’ve found mastering the keyboard controls alleviates a lot of my low-level frustrations.

Michael Lopp (nom de plume Rands in Repose, and VP Engineering at Slack) has a great post explaining how he gets the most out of Slack. My favorite tips of his:

• cmd-k: make heavy use of the quick switcher to move between channels and DMs
• cmd-shift-k: list DM conversations with the most recent first
• cmd-[ and cmd-] for back and forward
• Set the channel list to show “My unread, along with everything I’ve starred”

Some additional shortcuts I use frequently:

• shift-tab + return: if the newest message is a thread, this will open the thread sidebar
• cmd-.: show/hide the right-hand bar (this could the thread view, the keyboard shortcut list, etc.)
• cmd-f: search, which has gotten a lot better recently

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