The Slack Cheat Sheet: Shortcuts, Instructions, and Syntax to Know

Keyboard Shortcuts On a Mac keyboard, press Possibility as an alternative of Alt and Cmd as an alternative of Ctrl for shortcuts.
Ctrl + ok OR Ctrl + g OR ¹Ctrl + t	Open Fast Switcher
Ctrl + Shift + ok	Browse DMs
¹Ctrl + Shift + t	Open Threads view
²Ctrl + Shift + a	Open All Unreads view
Ctrl + Shift + l	Browse channel checklist
³Alt + Down Arrow	Leap to subsequent channel or DM
³Alt + Up Arrow	Leap to earlier channel or DM
³Alt + Shift + Down Arrow	Leap to subsequent unread channel or DM
³Alt + Shift + Up Arrow	Leap to earlier unread channel or DM
Cmd + [ OR Cmd + Left Arrow	Transfer again in historical past
Cmd + ] OR Cmd + Proper Arrow	Transfer ahead in historical past
Ctrl + Shift + m	Open Job pane
Ctrl + Shift + s	Open Starred Pieces pane
Ctrl + Shift + w	Open Workspace Listing
Ctrl + Shift + i	Open Channel Main points pane
Ctrl + / (Slash)	Open Keyboard Shortcuts pane
Ctrl + . (Duration)	Toggle right-hand pane
¹Ctrl + , (Comma)	Open Personal tastes
Ctrl + Shift + [	Transfer to earlier workspace
Ctrl + Shift + ]	Transfer to subsequent workspace
⁴Ctrl + [Number]	Transfer to express workspace
Ctrl + Alt	Display numbers assigned to workspaces in sidebar
Ctrl + f	Seek the present channel or DM
Esc	Mark all messages in present channel or DM as learn
Shift + Esc	Mark all messages as learn
⁵Alt + click on message	Mark message as oldest unread message
Ctrl + Shift + Y	Set or edit your Slack standing
Ctrl + u	Add record to present channel or DM
Ctrl + Shift + Input	Create snippet in present channel or DM
⁶Up Arrow	Edit your ultimate message in present channel or DM
Shift + Up Arrow	Choose textual content to starting of present line in message draft
Shift + Down Arrow	Choose textual content to finish of present line in message draft
Shift + Input	Insert new line in message draft
Ctrl + b	Daring decided on textual content
Ctrl + i	Italicize decided on textual content
Ctrl + Shift + x	Strike thru decided on textual content
Ctrl + Shift + >	Indent decided on textual content
Ctrl + Shift + c	Structure decided on textual content as inline code
Ctrl + Shift + 7	Structure decided on textual content as numbered checklist
Ctrl + Shift + eight	Structure decided on textual content as bulleted checklist
@[Character]	Display autocomplete choices for show names
#[Character]	Display autocomplete choices for channel names
:[Character]	Display autocomplete choices for emoji
m	Toggle mute throughout name
v	Toggle video throughout name
+ (Plus) OR a	Display invite checklist throughout name
e + (1-Nine)	View and make a choice emoji throughout name
@[username]	Notify explicit particular person
@right here	Notify energetic contributors of channel
@channel	Notify all contributors of channel, whether or not they’re energetic or now not
@everybody	Notify all contributors of channel #common
Message Formatting Syntax
*textual content*	Daring textual content
_text_	Italicize textual content
~textual content~	Strike thru textual content
>textual content	Indent unmarried block of textual content
>>>textual content textual content	Indent more than one blocks of textual content
`textual content`	Structure unmarried line of inline code
“`textual content textual content“`	Structure more than one traces of inline code
1. 2.	Structure as numbered checklist
textual content OR • textual content	Structure as bulleted checklist
Seek Modifiers Upload modifiers sooner than or after seek key phrase(s).
in:[channel]	Seek explicit channel
in:[@username]	Seek explicit DM
from:username	Seek messages/information shared via explicit consumer
from:me	Seek messages/information despatched via you
⁷on:[date]	Seek the use of explicit date
⁸before:[date] OR ⁸after:[date] OR ⁸during:[date]	Seek the use of explicit date or time period
has:[:emoji:]	Seek for pieces with explicit emoji
has:pin	Seek for pinned pieces
has:famous person	Seek for starred pieces
has:hyperlink	Seek for pieces with hyperlinks
Slash Instructions Sort within the message box and hit Input.
/standing	Set or transparent your customized standing
/away	Toggle your “away” standing
⁹/dnd for [Time] OR ⁹/dnd till [Time]	Agenda Do No longer Disturb consultation
/dnd off	Flip off Do No longer Disturb
/extend	Enlarge all inline pictures and movies in present channel
/cave in	Cave in all inline pictures and movies in present channel
/feed subscribe No items.	Subscribe to RSS feed in present channel
/feed checklist	Listing RSS feeds (and their ID numbers) for present channel
/feed take away [ID number]	Unsubscribe present channel from RSS feed
/feed assist	Get assist with /feed instructions
/sign up for [#channel]	Sign up for channel
/depart [#channel] OR /shut [#channel] OR /phase [#channel]	Depart channel
/depart	Depart present channel
/open [#channel]	Open explicit channel
/subject [text]	Set subject for present channel
/invite [@username] [#channel]	Invite member to channel
/take away [@username] OR /kick [@username]	Take away member from present channel
/mute [#channel]	Mute/unmute explicit channel
/mute	Mute/unmute present channel OR ¹Unfollow present thread
/famous person	Superstar present channel or DM
/rename [new-name]	Rename present channel
/archive	Archive present channel
/who	Listing contributors (as much as 100) in present channel
/msg [#channel] [message]	Ship message to any channel
/msg [@username] [message] OR /dm [@username] [message]	Ship DM
/me [text]	Show italicized textual content
/remind @me or [@username] or [#channel] to [What] [When]	Set a reminder
/remind checklist	View checklist of upcoming, previous, or incomplete reminders
/remind assist	Get assist with /remind instructions
/seek [keyword(s)]	Seek messages and information
/shortcuts	Open Keyboard Shortcuts pane
/apps [app]	Seek for app in Slack listing
/comments [text]	Ship comments or assist request to Slack
/shrug [message]	Upload ¯_(ツ)_/¯ to finish of message
¹⁰/giphy [keyword(s)]	Percentage a random GIF
¹Works simplest in desktop app. ²Works simplest in case you have enabled All Unreads view beneath Personal tastes > Sidebar. ³Includes starred channels and DMs. ⁴Press Ctrl + Alt or hover over workspace emblem in sidebar to look quantity assigned to workspace. ⁵Use Ctrl + Alt + click on on Linux. ⁶Ensure cursor is in empty message box. ⁷Use MM/DD/YY(YY) or MM-DD-YY(YY) structure for date. ⁸Replace [date] with explicit date or with key phrase like lately, the day before today, [day], [month], or [year] ⁹Use time descriptors like “for 20 minutes”, “till 4pm”, till this night”, and many others. ¹⁰Requires integration with Giphy app.