Shortcuts in Slack help you get work done quickly and easily. Open the shortcuts menu by clicking or tapping the  lightning bolt icon to the left of the message field in Slack on desktop or mobile. From the menu, search for a specific action to find built-in Slack shortcuts, ex. setting your status, or browse the menu to see what’s available.

What to expect

• When you open the shortcuts menu from a channel or direct message (DM), you may see actions specific to that conversation, like the option to add someone to the channel or start a Slack call.
• Scroll to the Browse by app section of the shortcuts menu to view all app shortcuts and slash commands offered by apps in your workspace.
• In channels shared with external organizations, members can only use app shortcuts and slash commands installed to their own workspace.

Tip: If your workspace is on a paid plan, any workflows added to a channel will be visible at the top of the shortcuts menu when you open it from that channel.

Use shortcuts and slash commands

Follow the steps below to use a shortcut or slash command from the shortcuts menu.

 

Built-in Slack shortcuts

Some Slack shortcuts will always be visible in the shortcuts menu in the Suggested section of the shortcuts menu. Others can be used by searching for the action you want to take. Review the table below for a list of Slack’s built-in shortcuts:

Action	Shortcut
Add someone to a channel	Invite someone to this channel
Archive the current channel*	Archive this channel
Browse channels in your workspace**	Browse channels
Browse files in your workspace	Browse files
Create a code or text snippet**	Create a text snippet
Create a new channel*	Create a channel
Create a new post**	Create a post
Create a workflow with Workflow Builder***	Create a workflow
Edit the current channel’s description	Edit this channel’s description
Find people in your workspace	Browse people and user groups
Leave the current channel	Leave this channel
Manage notifications for a channel or DM	Change this [channel’s/group DM’s] notifications
Mute or unmute a conversation	[Mute/unmute] this [channel/DM]
Open Workflow Builder**	Open Workflow Builder
Remove someone from the current channel*	Remove someone from this [channel/DM/group DM]
Rename the current channel*	Rename this channel
Send a new message with the compose button	Send a new message
Send feedback or a help request to the Slack Customer Experience team	Send feedback to Slack
Set a reminder for yourself	Set yourself a reminder
Set the current channel topic	Edit this channel’s topic
Set your status to away or active	Set yourself as [away/active]
Start a Slack call	Start a call in this [channel/DM/group DM]
Turn dark mode on or off**	Toggle dark mode
Turn Do Not Disturb (DND) on or off	[Pause/resume] all your notifications
View your DMs**	View all your DMs
View your downloaded files and images**	View all your downloads
View your draft messages**	View all your drafts
View your mentions & reactions**	View all your mentions & reactions
View your saved items	View all your saved items
View Slack keyboard shortcuts	View keyboard shortcuts

*May be restricted to owners and admins

**Not available on the Slack mobile apps

***Only available on paid plans

App shortcuts and slash commands

Some Slack apps include shortcuts you can use to take actions in another service right from your workspace, while other apps rely on slash commands. You can access slash commands by opening the shortcuts menu and searching for them, or use your keyboard to type a / forward slash and the text of the command you want to use.