Useful Tips and Tricks for

Navigating Slack
Keyboard Shortcuts + (Plus) OR

Show invite list during call
/leave [#channel] OR

a /close [#channel] OR
 Leave channel
On a Mac keyboard, press Option instead Alt /part [#channel]
and Cmd instead of Ctrl for shortcuts. e + (1-9) View and select emoji during call
/leave Leave current channel
Ctrl + k OR
 @[username] Notify specific person
/open [#channel] Open specific channel
Ctrl + g OR Open Quick Switcher @here Notify active members of channel
¹Ctrl + t /topic [text] Set topic for current channel
Notify all members of channel, /invite [@username]
Ctrl + Shift + k Browse DMs @channel Invite member to channel
whether they’re active or not [#channel]
¹Ctrl + Shift + t Open Threads view Notify all members of channel
@everyone /remove
²Ctrl + Shift + a Open All Unreads view #general Remove member from current
[@username] OR

channel
Ctrl + Shift + l Browse channel list /kick [@username]
³Alt + Down Arrow Jump to next channel or DM Message Formatting Syntax /mute [#channel] Mute/unmute specific channel
³Alt + Up Arrow Jump to previous channel or DM *text* Bold text Mute/unmute current channel OR
/mute
³Alt + Shift + Down ¹Unfollow current thread
Jump to next unread channel or DM _text_ Italicize text
Arrow /star Star current channel or DM
~text~ Strike through text
³Alt + Shift + Up Jump to previous unread channel or /rename [new-name] Rename current channel
Arrow DM >text Indent single block of text
/archive Archive current channel
Cmd + [ OR
 >>>text

Move back in history Indent multiple blocks of text List members (up to 100) in current
Cmd + Left Arrow text /who
channel
Cmd + ] OR `text` Format single line of inline code
Move forward in history /msg [#channel]
Cmd + Right Arrow ```text
 Send message to any channel
Format multiple lines of inline code [message]
Ctrl + Shift + m Open Activity pane text```
/msg [@username]
1.

Ctrl + Shift + s Open Starred Items pane Format as numbered list [message] OR
2. Send DM
Ctrl + Shift + w Open Workspace Directory /dm [@username]
* text OR Format as bulleted list
[message]
Ctrl + Shift + i Open Channel Details pane • text
/me [text] Display italicized text
Ctrl + / (Slash) Open Keyboard Shortcuts pane
/remind @me or
Ctrl + . (Period) Toggle right-hand pane Search Modifiers [@username] or
Set a reminder
¹Ctrl + , (Comma) Open Preferences [#channel] to [What]
Add modifiers before or after search [When]
Ctrl + Shift + [ Switch to previous workspace keyword(s). View list of upcoming, past, or
Ctrl + Shift + ] Switch to next workspace /remind list
in:[channel] Search specific channel incomplete reminders
⁴Ctrl + [Number] Switch to specific workspace
in:[@username] Search specific DM /remind help Get help with /remind commands
Show numbers assigned to Search messages/files shared by
Ctrl + Alt from:username /search [keyword(s)] Search messages and files
workspaces in sidebar specific user
Ctrl + f Search the current channel or DM /shortcuts Open Keyboard Shortcuts pane
from:me Search messages/files sent by you
/apps [app] Search for app in Slack directory
Mark all messages in current ⁷on:[date] Search using specific date
Esc Send feedback or help request to
channel or DM as read /feedback [text]
⁸before:[date] OR Slack
Shift + Esc Mark all messages as read Search using specific date or time
⁸after:[date] OR
frame /shrug [message] Add ¯\_( )_/¯ to end of message
Mark message as oldest unread ⁸during:[date]
⁵Alt + click message
message has:[:emoji:] Search for items with specific emoji ¹⁰/giphy [keyword(s)] Share a random GIF
Ctrl + Shift + Y Set or edit your Slack status 

has:pin Search for pinned items
Ctrl + u Upload file to current channel or DM ¹Works only in desktop app.
has:star Search for starred items
Create snippet in current channel or has:link Search for items with links
Ctrl + Shift + Enter ²Works only if you have enabled All Unreads view under
DM
Preferences > Sidebar.
Edit your last message in current
⁶Up Arrow
channel or DM ³Includes starred channels and DMs.

Shift + Up Arrow
Select text to beginning of current Slash Commands
line in message draft ⁴Press Ctrl + Alt or hover over workspace logo in sidebar
Type in the message field and hit Enter. to see number assigned to workspace.
Select text to end of current line in /status Set or clear your custom status
Shift + Down Arrow
message draft
/away Toggle your “away” status ⁵Use Ctrl + Alt + click on Linux.
Shift + Enter Insert new line in message draft 

⁹/dnd for [Time] OR
Ctrl + b Bold selected text Schedule Do Not Disturb session ⁶Ensure cursor is in empty message field.
⁹/dnd until [Time]
Ctrl + i Italicize selected text /dnd off Turn off Do Not Disturb ⁷Use MM/DD/YY(YY) or MM-DD-YY(YY) format for date.
Ctrl + Shift + x Strike through selected text Expand all inline images and videos
/expand
Ctrl + Shift + > Indent selected text in current channel ⁸Replace [date] with specific date or with keyword like
today, yesterday, [day], [month], or [year]
Ctrl + Shift + c Format selected text as inline code Collapse all inline images and
/collapse
Format selected text as numbered videos in current channel
Ctrl + Shift + 7 ⁹Use time descriptors like “for 20 mins”, “until 4pm”, "until
list /feed subscribe Subscribe to RSS feed in current tonight”, etc.
Ctrl + Shift + 8 Format selected text as bulleted list [feed address] channel
List RSS feeds (and their ID ¹⁰Requires integration with Giphy app.
Show autocomplete options for /feed list
@[Character] numbers) for current channel
display names
Show autocomplete options for /feed remove [ID Unsubscribe current channel from
#[Character] number] RSS feed
channel names
Show autocomplete options for /feed help Get help with /feed commands
:[Character]
emoji /join [#channel] Join channel
m Toggle mute during call
v Toggle video during call

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