Try it: Open a channel or DM and click its name in the conversation header, then click the star icon to add the conversation to the starred section of your sidebar.
If you join a channel to ask a question, you can leave the channel after you get the information you're looking for.
Try it: Open a channel and click its name in the conversation header, then click Leave channel. Join the channel again if you need to.
Keep up with work you care about
Configure your notifications, set reminders and connect other software so you can keep up with work that's most relevant to you.
Choose what you’re notified about, set up keyword notifications and more from your notification preferences.
If you're worried about forgetting an important message, you can put your mind at ease by setting a reminder so you’ll be notified about the message later. Click Later from the navigation bar to view all reminders you've set.
Try it: To set a reminder, hover over a message and click the three dots icon, then select Remind me about this.
Connect other software to Slack so more of the tools you use at work are in one place. For example, connect your Google or Outlook calendar to view and manage events without leaving Slack.
Try it: Browse the Slack Marketplace for a full list of calendar (and other) apps that you can connect to Slack.
Get up to speed quickly
Slack AI is a set of generative AI tools built right into Slack that can help you get up to speed quickly.
There might be channels in your workspace that you want to keep tabs on, but don’t need to read or post in multiple times a day. Slack AI can deliver a recap of what's happened in those channels once a day so you can stay focused on what’s most important the rest of the time.
Save time by using Slack AI to get up to speed across channels, threads and direct messages (DMs). Whether you’re joining a new channel or catching up on a fast-moving discussion, Slack AI can summarise conversations in seconds.
