Every channel and DM comes with its very own canvas. Canvases in conversations can be used to organize the information your team needs regularly, or for any important details someone in the conversation might need at a glance.

1. Click the blank   add channel canvas icon in any conversation header to open the canvas.
2. If you have permission to post in the conversation, start typing to add content to the canvas.

Tip: When the canvas in a conversation has content in it, the icon will change from the blank   add channel canvas icon to the filled   canvas icon.

You can create a canvas on its own for anything you’re working on — from employee onboarding to company newsletters, project briefs and more.

Desktop

1. From your desktop, click   Canvases at the top of your left sidebar. If you don’t see this option, click   More to find it.
2. From the   Canvases view, click   New canvas in the top right corner.
3. A blank canvas will open in a new window, then you can start typing to add content to your canvas.
   
   

Mobile

1. From the   Home tab, tap   Canvas at the top.
2. From the Canvas view, tap Create.
3. A blank canvas will open. Start typing to add content to your canvas.

  Text formatting options

You can apply the following formatting options to the text in a canvas:

  Insert objects

Insert media directly into a canvas to play audio and video in line, and interact with files and other canvases.

When you open a canvas, the formatting options will appear in the formatting bar at the bottom of the canvas. Use the formatting bar to insert media like clips or files, or to configure your text into lists, quotes or headings.

Format your text

1. From the canvas, start typing your content.
2. The formatting bar will appear at the bottom of the canvas.
3. Click on the   formatting icon to reveal text formatting options, select from the list to format your text.
4. Highlight any text that appears in your canvas to reveal the formatting bar and apply options like Bold, Italic and Strikethrough .

Insert media

1. From the canvas, start typing your content.
2. The formatting bar will appear at the bottom of the canvas.
3. Click on the   insert icon and select from the list to insert the media of your choice.

Once you’ve added content to your canvas, you can rearrange it by clicking and holding the six dots icon and dragging the content to a new location in the canvas.

Tip: Click the   six dots icon for additional formatting options, to copy a link to the section or to add a comment.

Format your text

1. From the canvas, start typing your content.
2. The formatting bar will appear at the bottom of the canvas.
3. Tap on the   formatting icon to reveal text formatting options, and swipe the toolbar towards the left to scroll through the options.
4. Select your option from the toolbar, then tap to apply the changes.

Note: It is not currently possible to add objects to a canvas on mobile.

1. From your desktop, open a canvas.
2. Find the text you’d like to comment on, then click the   six dots icon and choose   Add comment.
3. Type your comment, then press Enter to send it.

1. From your mobile device, open a canvas
2. Highlight the text you’d like to comment on, then tap the   Add comment icon. If you don’t highlight specific text, your comment will apply to the whole section.
3. Type your comment, then tap   Send.

1. From your desktop, open a canvas.
2. Click the   three dot icon in the canvas header, then choose View all comments.
3. To sort your comments by Most recent, Unread or Archived, click the   Filter icon.

1. From your mobile device, open a canvas.
2. Text that has been commented on will appear highlighted. Tap the highlighted text to view and reply to comments.

1. From your desktop, open the channel or DM that the canvas is in.
2. Click the   canvas icon to view and interact with the canvas in the conversation.

Tip: A canvas in a conversation can’t be deleted, but you can highlight and delete all the content if you’d like to start fresh.

From the   Canvas view, you’ll be able to browse the canvases you’ve created, as well as any canvas in your workspace that you have View or Edit access to.

1. From your desktop, click   Canvases at the top of your left sidebar.
2. If you don’t see this option, click   More to find it.
3. Use the   Filter and   Sort options to help you find exactly what you need, or search for your canvas by name in the search bar.
4. Choose the canvas from the list, or click the   More actions menu to either View canvas details, Copy link, Save for later or Delete the canvas.