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SIUE Advisory Board: Find & Access Conversations

Find and Start Conversations

It can be difficult to stay up to date and reach the right people when your email inbox is a jumble of conversations and reply-all threads.

In Slack, conversations happen in channels and direct messages (DMs). Channels are spaces where you can work with your co-workers on specific topics. DMs work well for one-off conversations that don't require an entire channel to weigh in.

Conversations in channels are transparent and accessible to people in your company. If you want to stay up to date with a specific team, you can find and join their channel and scroll up to see past messages. opening the channel browser in Slack

Start a conversation with the right people by sending a message in a channel or a DM.

Find and access conversations

In Slack, conversations happen in channels and direct messages (DMs). Channels are spaces where you can work with your co-workers on specific topics. DMs work well for one-off conversations that don't require an entire channel to weigh in.

Conversations in channels are transparent and accessible to people in your company. If you want to stay up to date with a specific team, you can find and join their channel and scroll up to see past messages. opening the channel browser in Slack
Start a conversation with the right people by sending a message in a channel or a DM.

If you have a question about a project. Send a message to the dedicated project channel to get an answer from the right people. If your question is only for a specific teammate, you can send them a DM.

writting a new message from the compose button in Slack

 

DMs are for smaller conversations outside of channels, like if you wanted to ask a teammate to reschedule a 1:1 meeting. a list of all direct messages in All DMs view

Use the compose button to draft a question about a project