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How to Create a Shared Channel in Slack
Learn to create and share Slack channels with your peers
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Updated onJuly 31, 2024
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Looking for a way to set up a shared channel inSlack? The thing is that sometimes it takes a little while to keep up withSlack’s features.Slackwas meant to be a collaboration hub for the workgroups within a company.
With a continuously growing network of companies using it for internal work, Slack saw the need of allowing them to collaborate in one channel. Then, they made shared channels available to all customers.
What are shared channels in Slack?
Shared channels work pretty much like typical Slack channels, but span two organizations from their own Slack workspace.
Once the connection is established, members can share files, send direct messages, start calls, loop in coworkers, and more.
It’s all about enjoying time efficiency like they do with internal teams – all in a dedicated Slack space.
After reminding you of all these, let’s cut to the chase and see how you can create a brand new channel to share with anotherorganization, or how you may share an existing channel.
How can I create a shared channel in Slack?
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To create and share a brand new channel, first you need to click theplus buttonin your sidebar.
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Give the channel a descriptive name.
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After doing so, clickCreate.
4.Follow the prompts to share the channel outside of your workspace.
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Copy thelinkprovided and send it to your external partner.
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After clicking it, you partner will be taken back to Slack to accept the invite and set up the shared channel.
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The invitation is then sent to an admin on both teams for their approval.
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Admins or org owners can later manage shared channels invitations. For that, click onworkspace name >Administration> Manage shared channels.
9.When you enter a shared channel, you’ll see theconnecting organization’s namejust above the message input to remind you that you’re working with an external party.
You can easily create a Shared channel in Slack within a few minutes via the app’s built-in options, and then the channel will be ready to be shared via link with all your peers.
How to share a Slack channel?
To share an existing channel, click on thegear iconfrom the top of the channel. Then, selectAdd people to the channeland follow the prompts to share the channel with external companies.
The shared channel might turn into a common place for two separate companies to work together, but each workspace may keep its own identity.
Go for a different channel name, and purpose, or decide whether the channel is public or private.
By default, both owners and admins of a workspace can convert channels to private. Members aren’t allowed to do so.
Want to seewho is in a channel and online on Slack? Check out our dedicated article and easily learn how you can do that.
How can I make a channel private in Slack?
You should use Shift when deciding to make your Slack channel private. That’s a desktop app to manageSlackand other apps or email accounts in one place.
Converting a channel to private is permanent, so choose wisely. Even after making the change, files within the channel will not become private.
How can I make a new private Slack channel?
There’s a first time for everything, and making a new private Slack channel from scratch isn’t at all difficult. We’ve detailed above a guide on how you can perform this task successfully.
Before you go, don’t miss our guide on how tocreate a poll in Slack, since it might come in handy to you someday.
If you’re dealing with lot of notifications, we also have a guide on how tomark all as read in Slack, so you might want to check it out. Additionally, you can learnhow to leave channels.
Have you completed the procedure? Share your feedback by dropping us a note in the comments area below.
More about the topics:collaboration software,Slack
Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
