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14 days
We’ll send another reminder to the same people(Workspace Owners/Admins and billing contacts) just in case there’s still an issue.
21 days
We’ll reach out to the Workspace Owner and billing contacts again.
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Action
Edit your message
E
Add an emoji reaction
R
Open or reply to a thread
T or →
Pin or unpin a message
P
Share a message
S
Save a message or remove from Saved items
A
Mark as unread starting from a message
U
Delete your message
Delete
Create a reminder about a message
M
Tip: To learn how to set your ↑ up arrow key preference, visit Keyboard accessibility in Slack.
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What you’ll learn
How to test your workflow
How to avoid common publishing errors
How to publish your workflow
Publish a workflow
Publishing a workflow makes it available in the channel that you specified during set-up.
Bandwidth issues
Bandwidth requirements
Your experience with Slack Calls depends on the strength of your network connection and your bandwidth:
Type of call
Download speed
Upload speed
Voice call
200 kbps
100 kbps
Video call* (2 participants)
600 kbps
600 kbps
Video call* (3 participants)
1.2 Mbps
600 kbps
Video call* (5+ participants)
2 Mbps
600 kbps
*Requirements are the same when screen sharing
Troubleshooting
If your bandwidth meets or exceeds our requirements and you're experiencing issues with call quality, audio cutting in and out or lag, try one of these options:
Run a speed test to double-check that your device's bandwidth meets the audio and video call requirements.
Reserved names
There are several words that we reserve to avoid confusion in Slack, and can't be used in full names or display names:
Brazilian Portuguese:aquí,canais, canal, eu, general, geral, grupo, mí, todos
English: archive, archived, archives, all, channel, channels, create, delete, deleted-channel, edit, everyone, general, group, groups, here, me, ms, slack, slackbot, today, you
French:chaîne/chaine, canal, général/general, groupe, ici,moi, tous
German: alle, allgemein, Channel/channel, hier, Gruppe/gruppe, mir
Italian: tutti, canale, gruppo, qui, me, tu
Japanese: チャンネル, ここ, 全員, 自分, グループ,general
Korean: 여기, 모두, 전체, 모든, 전부, 채널, 나, 그룹
Spanish: aquí,canal, general, grupo, mí, todos
Reserved channel names
These words are reserved in Slack and can’t be used for channel names:
Brazilian Portuguese:aquí,canais, canal, eu, geral, grupo, mí, todos
English:archive, archived, archives, all, channel, channels, create, delete, deleted-channel, edit, everyone, group, groups, here, me, ms, slack, slackbot, today, you
French:chaîne/chaine, canal, groupe, ici,moi, tous
German:alle, allgemein, Channel/channel, hier, Gruppe/gruppe, mir
Italian: tutti, canale, gruppo, qui, me, tu
Japanese:チャンネル, ここ, 全員, 自分, グループ
Korean: 여기, 모두, 전체, 모든, 전부, 채널, 나, 그룹
Spanish:aquí,canal, grupo, mí, todos
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Customise the types of information shared in profiles
Integrate data from other enterprise systems and tools
Manage which profile fields are locked or editable by users
Secure access and authentication through SAML-based single sign-on
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When we talk about member profile information, here’s what’s included:
Display name
Full name
Profile picture
Phone numbers
Email address
Job title
Details from a custom profile field
The following content is not considered profile information and will not be deleted as part of a request to remove a member’s personal information:
A member’s message content from any channels or direct messages
Posts or files the member created
Any @mentions directed at the member
Note: A deactivated member’s full and display name will appear as @deactivateduser once their profile information has been deleted.
Active speaker
The team member sharing their screen becomes the active speaker by default: other teammates on the call will only see the active speaker's screen, even when others are talking.