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#MACBOOK EMOJI SHORTCUT MAC#

Threads, downloads, and channel details all appear in a sidebar on the right side of Slack, but Slack is missing a shortcut to close that sidebar. So I created Keysmith macros for a couple of those channels that take advantage of the ⌘K shortcut mentioned above.

Much like how I frequently switch between the same few Slack groups, I also frequently switch between the same few channels. Switch to frequently used channels with Keysmith I then assigned a hotkey to each one - ⌘Y and ⌘T - and set them to only work in Slack, so I can still use ⌘Y and ⌘T in other apps.Ħ. Using Keysmith, I recorded myself reacting to a message with each of these using the keyboard shortcut from above, ⌘⇧\ You've probably found yourself frequently using the same few emojis to react to messages in Slack.įor me, its 👍 and a custom emoji called "aviators".

#MACBOOK EMOJI SHORTCUT MAC#

Frequently used reactjis with Keysmithįor these next few shortcuts, we're going to be using Keysmith, a Mac app that lets you create custom keyboard shortcuts. Tip: Create emojis of your coworkers for even more fun. So to quickly react with a 💥, hit ⌘⇧\, type "boom", then hit Return. ⌘⇧\ (that's Command-Shift-Backslash) lets you quickly react to the last message by popping open the emoji picker with a search bar. This, combined with the ability to add custom emoji to a workspace, is my favorite part of using Slack. One of Slack's most fun features is reacting to messages with emoji ("reactjis"). I keep my 3 most commonly used workspaces in spots 1-3 so I can quickly glance at which number key to hit to jump there.Īlternatively, if you press and hold ⌘ for a couple seconds, numbers will show up on each workspace's icon corresponding to the right key. You can rearrange your workspaces by clicking and dragging their icons in the left sidebar, and it's according to that order that each workspace is assigned a shortcut from ⌘1 through ⌘9.

It's common nowadays to be part of multiple Slack workspaces, which show up in a vertical stack along the left side of Slack.

Hit ⌘[ to jump back to where you started.

Type your reponse (try telling the person that messaged you to ask someone else - this is called delegation, and it'll increase your productivity more than the rest of these shortcuts combined 😉).

Hit Return to jump to the unread message.

⌘K and ⌘[ are a powerful duo when you're in the middle of a conversation but get an urgent message you need to respond to: ⌘[ is Slack's version of the Back button in your browser - it takes you back to the channel you were just in. Slack no longer selects channels with unread messages by default.īut I'm assuming that this is a temporary regression and not an intentional change, so I'm leaving this section in for now.Īnd you don't need to start typing the beginning of a channel's name - any text that appears in the name will do:īut perhaps best of all is that you can type multiple words in any order, and the switcher will narrow it down based on everything you've typed: So you can quickly cycle through channels with unread messages by hitting ⌘K and Return multiple times.Įdit: As of September 24th, 2020, this functionality seems to be broken!

If there are any channels with unread messages, those will be selected by default when you hit ⌘K. Type the first few letters in the channel's name, hit Return, and you're there.īut the switcher has a few power-user tricks up its sleeve, too. By far my most commonly used shortcut, ⌘K opens up a channel switcher in Slack no matter where you are in the app.