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Getting Started

1. Fill out your profile

Your
profile
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will help the others you work with in Slack know who you are.
From your desktop, click the default profile picture in the top right, then Edit profile from the menu.
Let people know what you do and
add a profile photo
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.
Click Save Changes.
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2. Configure your notifications

Your
notifications in Slack
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will alert you of activity in your workspace. You can decide what messages will trigger notifications for you and set other details from your preferences.
From your desktop, click your profile picture in the top right.
Select Preferences from the menu to open your notification preferences.
Choose the activity you’d like to get notified about, then configure any additional notification preferences you’d like.
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Visit
Configure your Slack notifications
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to learn about all of the available notification preferences in Slack.
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3. Learn how to send messages

In Slack, you can send messages to other people you work with. If you need to communicate with a group of people, send a message in a
channel
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. To have a one-to-one conversation with someone, send them a
direct message
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.
To start a new message, click the compose button in the top left.
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Visit
Find and start conversations in Slack
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to learn more about sending messages.
Note: If you’ve been invited to a workspace as a
guest
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, you can only send messages in channels you have access to, and DM people in the same channels as you.
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4. Learn about other Slack features

Now that you’re set up in Slack, you’re ready to get started and explore other features.
Visit
How to use Slack: your quick start guide
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for an overview of the basics.
Explore our
Slack 101
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and
video tutorials
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to learn how to work in Slack.


1. Fill out your profile
2. Configure your notifications
3. Learn how to send messages
4. Learn about other Slack features
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