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The document is a guide to using Slack, a cloud-based collaboration tool that facilitates communication among ENACT students, alumni, and faculty. It outlines the process for joining Slack, setting up a profile, and utilizing its features such as public and private channels, direct messages, and posts for collaboration. Additionally, it provides tips for sending messages, reading notifications, and searching for information within the platform.

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Guide To Using Slack

The document is a guide to using Slack, a cloud-based collaboration tool that facilitates communication among ENACT students, alumni, and faculty. It outlines the process for joining Slack, setting up a profile, and utilizing its features such as public and private channels, direct messages, and posts for collaboration. Additionally, it provides tips for sending messages, reading notifications, and searching for information within the platform.

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Marian Gardner ​I​ Brandeis University

Guide to Using Slack

What is Slack?
Slack​ is a ​cloud​-based set of team ​collaboration tools​ and ​services​, founded by ​Stewart
Butterfield. It’s useful tool for bringing together all of a team’s communication, giving
everyone a shared workspace where conversations are organized and accessible. As a student
in an ENACT course, you an opportunity to join the ENACT network on Slack.

Why use Slack?


Slack will allow you to connect with other ENACT students, alumni of ENACT courses, the
ENACT Student Delegates, and ENACT Faculty Fellows. Additionally, slack will allow you
to access work produced by students in ENACT courses across the country, organized by
issue; access resources produced by the ENACT Student Delegates with advice on specific
ENACT assignments, information about issues, and professional development guidance.

How to Join Slack


Step 1 — ​Accept an email invitation to join.
Open the email invitation, and click Join. We’ll guide you along, but we’ll ask you to enter
your full name, and display name. We’ll also ask you to choose a password so you can sign in
and out with ease.
Step 2 —​ Set up your profile
Filling out your Slack profile helps other members learn more about you. Slack will have the
basics from when you create your account, but feel free to fill in some additional profile
fields. Jump to the ​Edit your profile​ article on the Help Center for detailed instructions.
(Don’t forget to add a profile photo!)
Optional — Download Slack's desktop and mobile apps
You can sign in and use Slack from a web browser on your desktop at any time (just go to
slack.com/signin​). But by downloading our desktop and mobile apps, you can stay signed in
to multiple workspaces, have more control over notifications, and stay in sync even when
you’re on the move. For download instructions, click the link for the apps that are right for
you.
Desktop:​ ​Mac OS X​, ​Windows​, or ​Linux (beta)
Mobile: ​iOS, ​Android, ​or​ ​Windows Phone (beta)

What are the main features of Slack?


ȩ ​Public Channels​ - ​Slack workspace is comprised of channels that are used to hold most
conversations with other members. Public channels are open to the entire team, and all
messages within a public channel are archived in Slack a​nd are searchable by all members.
You can identify a public channel by the hash icon next to its name.
You will be joining these ENACT public channels,

#enact-network-general

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This channel is for communication with all students, alumni staff and faculty in the ENACT network.

#ask-the-alumni chanel
Visit this page to reach out to people who have taken an ENACT course with your questions!

θ ​Private Channels - ​private channels allow a group of teammates to discuss and share
privately within Slack. ​You have to be invited to a private channel in order to see and search
for its contents. All private channels have a lock icon next to the channel name. Your
professor for instance, might create a private channel for the class. You can also create one if
you work with a partner or a group in this or any other class!
Direct messages
Direct messages and group messages (DMs and group DMs) are useful for quick, private
conversations between two or more members. You can start a group message with up to 8
other people. They're visible and searchable only to you and the members you DM.

Sending messages
Communication in Slack happens through messages, whether they’re in channels or DMs. e.
No matter where they’re shared, you can format your messages to help present your ideas.
Did I mention emoji? Use them to enhance your own or to react to your teammates’
messages.

Step 1​- Type your message in the input box at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2-​ Press ​Enter​ to send.

If you start writing a message and navigate away, you'll see a pencil icon next to the channel
name or direct message to remind you that you've started a draft.
Tip 1​: You can quickly edit your last message by pressing the ​↑ up arrow key in the empty
message input box.
Tip 2:​ If you need to call the attention of someone specific, type @followed by their display
name to send them a notification.

Read messages in Slack


Open and view channels. When you're viewing a channel, its name will be highlighted in the
channel list on the left.
If you see a bolded channel name in the list, that means there's unread activity — click it to
open the channel and view unread messages.

You'll see a blue bar when you open a channel with unread activity: you'll easily see the
number new messages since you last viewed the channel.

Compose a post
Posts are a way to share and collaborate on long-form content — like project plans, or
documentation — directly in Slack. For instance, you can post a long question or a draft of an
assignment that you want feedback on.

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To create a post from Slack on your desktop follow these steps:


Step 1:​ Next to the message box, click the ​ ​ button, then select Post.
Step 2:​ Enter a title and begin composing your post. Your work will be saved as a draft
automatically.
Step 3​: To share your post, click the Share button at the top right and select a channel or
person to share it with.

Posts are private by default, so they’re only viewable and searchable by you until you share
them. Once you've shared a post, a preview will be sent to that conversation, and members
can click to expand it. If you're not ready to share your post, you can come back to the private
draft anytime. To do so, click ​ ​ More Items in the top-right corner and select Your Files.

When people comment on your post, it will remain attached to a post, so you and your
teammates can keep everything in context.

*Note​: You’re unable to create or edit posts on Slack’s mobile apps.

Collaborate on a post
to allow others to edit your post.
Step 1​ - When you're ready to share your post, Click the Share button at the top right.
Step 2​ - Choose a channel or person to share it with.
Step 3​ - Check the box next to Let others edit this post.
Step 4​ - Click Share.

Notifications
Notifications are Slack’s way of telling you about items that need your attention. You can
choose to receive notifications on your desktop, your mobile device, or by email.
Notifications can even be customized by channel, so you can prioritize where your attention
goes.

Search
With the transparent flow of information in Slack, Search is your way to narrow down and
find the information you need. You’ll notice a search box in the upper-right corner of Slack
— it’s there any time you need it. Simply type a word or phrase in the search box to start
looking. You can even use a number of modifiers to help you narrow your results.

Please visit the ​Help Center​ on Slack to ask specific questions or browse for more guides.

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