The ultimate how-to guide to Slack channels

To join a public Slack channel:

1. Start by typing a channel name in the search bar at the top and hitting 'Enter.' You may not even know if a particular channel exists; you may just be exploring.
   
2. View your search results under the 'Channels' tab.
   
3. Click on 'Join' once you've found the channel you'd like to join.
   
4. When you join a channel, you'll be added to the members' list and be able to send messages to everyone else in that group. You should see all the channels you're a part of in your left sidebar.

To create your own Slack channel:

1. Under your list of joined channels in the left sidebar, there will be a '+ Add channels' option; click this and select 'Create a new channel'.
   
2. Then comes the most difficult part—naming your channel. Slack advises every company to set a standard naming convention, such as #help-IT, #proj-analyticsdashboard, or #team-awesome. Look at the other existing channels or check in with your administrator to see if there are any standard naming conventions you need to adhere to.
   
3. Finally, the question is, is this a private channel or open to all? Once you've made a channel private, you cannot make it public again but you can switch public channels to be private later on.
   
4. Finally, you can either start adding team members to your channel right away, or skip this step for now if you'd like to add them in later.

There are two ways you can do this:

To make a channel private:

1. Open the relevant channel.
2. In the conversation header, click on the channel name with the down arrow icon.
3. Select the 'Settings' tab.
4. Scroll down and click on 'Change to a private channel'.
5. Click on 'Change to private' to confirm.

1. Open the channel you'd like to rename.
   
2. Click the channel name at the top, with a down arrow to the right of it.
   
3. Click the 'Settings' tab, hover over the channel name, and click on 'Edit'.
   
4. Enter a new name, then click on 'Save Changes'.

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1. Open the channel that you want to remove someone from.
   
2. Click on the cluster of profile pictures in the top right.
   
3. Hover over the person that you'd like to remove.
   
4. Next to their name, click the three dots icon and select 'Remove from channel'.
   
5. Click 'Remove' to confirm.

1. Click on the channel you'd like to archive.
2. Get channel details by clicking on the channel name.
3. Click the 'Settings' tab.
4. Then select 'Archive channel for everyone'.
5. Click 'Archive Channel' to confirm.

To unarchive a Slack channel, just follow these steps:

1. From your desktop, click 'More'.
2. Click 'Channels'.
3. Search for the channel by name or description, or click the 'Channel type' filter and select 'Archived channels'.
4. Select the channel that you'd like to unarchive from the list.
5. Click on the channel name in the conversation header.
6. Click on 'Settings', then click on 'Unarchive this channel'.
   
   

1. Select 'Delete this channel'.
2. Tick the 'Yes, permanently delete the channel' box.
3. Click 'Delete Channel'.
   
   
   

To delete an archived channel:

1. From your desktop, click 'More'.
2. Click 'Channels'.
3. Search for the channel by name or description, or click the 'Channel type' filter and select 'Archived channels'.
4. Select the channel that you'd like to delete from the list.
5. Click on the channel name in the conversation header.
6. Click on 'Settings', then 'Delete this channel'.
7. Tick the box next to 'Yes, permanently delete the channel', then click on 'Delete channel'.