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   Take Control of Slack Basics: Chapter 3, Master the Interface

   Glenn Fleishman

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Chapter 3: Master the Interface

   In this chapter, I cover the many Slack interface controls that you'll
   see often. Once you are familiar with what they do, where you find
   them, and how to use them, you'll be ready to dive into the next
   chapters.

   Most desktop apps take advantage of interface conventions and system
   menus provided by the operating system, but for the most part, Slack's
   desktop apps don't: they're very much like the Web app. Thus, a
   Control-click or right-click in Slack's Mac and Windows apps has no
   real effect'though it may bring up a Back or Copy command, as if you
   were in a Web browser'and the system menus, such as File and Edit,
   contain almost nothing. Most of the controls are directly within the
   Slack window.

   The upside of this is more consistency across every platform. The
   downside comes when you click and stare at interface elements,
   wondering how you get to options and settings. That's especially true
   as you work back and forth between the desktop and mobile apps, since
   the mobile apps'particularly when viewed on a phone-sized screen'lack
   the space for the same interface elements. Most of the functionality
   appears in the mobile apps, but it tends to require an additional tap
   or swipe to access.

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