Slack Cheatsheet

Keyboard shortcuts & slash commands

Shortcuts
Contents
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Messages

⌘N / Ctrl+N           New message
⇧Enter               New line
Enter                  Send message
βŒ˜β‡§Enter              Create snippet
⌘U / Ctrl+U           Upload file
↑                      Edit last message
βŒ˜β‡§\ / Ctrl+Shift+\   React to last message
βŒ˜β‡§M / Ctrl+Shift+M   Mute channel
E                      Edit message (when selected)
R                      Add reaction (when selected)
T                      Open thread (when selected)
P                      Pin message (when selected)
S                      Share message (when selected)
A                      Save message (when selected)
Delete                 Delete message (when selected)
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Message Formatting

*bold*                    Bold
_italic_                  Italic
~strikethrough~           Strikethrough
`inline code`             Inline code

# Code block (triple backticks)
``` code block ```

> blockquote              Quote
>>> multi-line quote
- bulleted list
1. numbered list
:emoji_name:              Emoji shortcode

# Mentions
@username                 Mention user
@here                     Online members
@channel                  All members
@everyone                 Everyone
#channel-name             Link channel
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Slash Commands

/status :emoji: text     Set status
/active                   Set active
/away                     Set away
/dnd [time]               Do not disturb
/mute                     Mute channel
/unmute                   Unmute channel
/topic [text]             Set channel topic
/invite @user             Invite to channel
/remove @user             Remove from channel
/leave                    Leave channel
/rename [name]            Rename channel
/archive                  Archive channel
/collapse                 Collapse images
/expand                   Expand images
/remind @user [text] [time]  Set reminder
/shrug                    Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―
/giphy [text]             Random GIF
/who                      List members
/msg @user [text]         Direct message
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Huddles & Calls

βŒ˜β‡§H / Ctrl+Shift+H   Start huddle
M                      Toggle mute (in huddle)
V                      Toggle camera

# Huddle features:
Screen share, threads, reactions
Live captions, notes

# Slack Connect
DM/channel with external orgs

# Workflow Builder
Automate: messages, forms, approvals
Triggers: emoji, channel join, schedule