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Slack Guide
No PHI in Slack.
You mention another member by using the @ symbol. When you @name a member, it will notify them.
You cannot @mention a member in DMs or private channels if that user is not a member of that channel.
https://slack.com/help/articles/205240127-Mention-a-member
If you need to alert everyone in a channel you use @channel or @here (channel alerts everyone, here alerts active users).
Be mindful when using either in large channels. Some channels, such as #general or #random, contain guests and collaborators outside of the lab and do not need to know you lost your spoon or left a half box of cookies in the kitchen.
https://slack.com/help/articles/202009646-Notify-a-channel-or-workspace
You can thread responses to a message by clicking the speech bubble on each message.
This will notify the original poster that they had a reply on their post.
This is important for two reasons:
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Organization – it is much easier to track a topic if it's threaded. Posting a reply as a new message clutters the channel.
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Notifications – posting a reply in a thread automatically notifies people. Replies posted as new messages may never be seen by the intended member(s) (i.e. not everyone checks every message in every channel).
https://slack.com/help/articles/115000769927-Use-threads-to-organize-discussions-
You can set a status to indicate if you are unavailable such as if you are in a participant visit, meeting, PTO, sick, etc. This can help your team members know your whereabouts and if you're able to respond to a message. Follow the link for steps on how to set a status.
https://slack.com/help/articles/201864558-Set-your-Slack-status-and-availability