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Slack, the communication platform, is taking a leaf out of Notion’s book and dipping a toe into Productivity. So how can its Lists feature help you organize tasks and get stuff done?
What Are Slack Lists and How Do They Work?
Slack Lists are a feature primarily aimed at task management. Lists help turn Slack from a messaging app into a basic productivity tool that can help you track more structured data.
If you’re familiar withdatabases in Notion, you’ll find Slack’s Lists easy to understand and work with. Each List is a highly configurable group of items. you’re able to add fields to a List, so you can use them to attach a priority to messages you receive, for example.
The assignee field type is even more powerful. Use it to associate a message with a colleague and they’ll receive notifications when the message changes, justlike if you mentioned them.
you may also add comments to List items, which are separate from other Slack messages. This can help foster focused discussion while keeping main channels less cluttered and more useful for a wider group.
What Can You Do With Lists?
The built-in templates offer some ideas about what you can accomplish using Lists. They include:
A List is a flexible set of items that you can adapt by defining your own fields and designing custom views. For example, a project tracker may use items that have a priority field with a star rating, an assignee, and a due date. You can group such tasks by status and filter them by priority to hone in on those that you need to act on urgently.
But your Lists don’t have to be heavyweight. you’re able to add any message to a List, so they’re a great way to keep track of important details. Use one as a generic grouping of messages and you’ll never lose vital Slack conversations ever again.
How to Create a List and Add Items to It
List functionality is gradually rolling out to all Slack users and may vary between Workspaces.
Creating a List
Follow these steps to set up your own List:
By default, this will set you up with a new blank list, but you can also select one of several templates from the left-hand menu and clickUse Templateto create a list.
Adding Items
With a List open, you can:
You can also add any message to a list as a new item:
Customizing a Slack List
By default, Lists are great for simple message tracking, and templates cover many common scenarios. However, you can tailor Lists to many different situations by adding your own fields and setting up views to display List data.
How to Add and Define a Field
To add your own field to an existing List, follow these steps:
How to Change List Views
To change the view of an existing List, you can:
