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Slack

Slack

A platform transforming team communication, visualizing work flow with channel-based conversations

Workflow shortcuts that accelerate teamwork and enable effective collaboration through message sending, thread operations, and reaction additions

Ctrl+N
Start new message
Opens a new message composition.
💡 Hint: New message
🎯 Start creating new messages to streamline team communication
Enter
Send message
Sends the current message.
💡 Hint: Enter = send
🎯 Send messages instantly for real-time communication
Shift+Enter
Insert line break in message
Inserts a line break in the message input.
💡 Hint: Shift + Enter = line break
🎯 Insert line breaks within messages to create readable, structured content
Ctrl+T
Open thread
Opens the thread view.
💡 Hint: Thread
🎯 Open thread view to conduct detailed discussions in an organized format
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Reply in thread
Replies in thread view for the current conversation.
💡 Hint: Reply in thread
🎯 Reply in thread to continue focused discussions without cluttering the main channel
Ctrl+Shift+R
Expand thread reply
Expands the thread reply view.
💡 Hint: Reply expand
🎯 Expand thread replies to grasp the full picture of conversations
Ctrl+Shift+L
Like message
Adds a thumbs-up reaction to the message.
💡 Hint: Like
🎯 Quickly add likes to messages for concise reaction expressions
Ctrl+Shift+\
Open emoji picker
Opens the emoji picker with recently used emoji to add reactions.
💡 Hint: Emoji
🎯 Open emoji picker to activate communication with rich reactions
Ctrl+Shift+P
Pin message
Pins the message.
💡 Hint: Pin
🎯 Pin important messages to share crucial information across the team