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Create a channel
Whether you’re kicking off a new project or your team need a place to discuss ongoing topics, channels are where collaboration happens. When you need to create a new one, use the steps below.
Who can create channels?
Public channels: All members of a workspace, except guests (default)
Private channels: All members, including multi-channel guests (default)
Workspace owners can change default permissions and limit channel creation
New to Slack: Learn all about channels before getting started.
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Click the plus icon next to Channels in the left sidebar.
Use the toggle to make the channel public or private.
Enter a channel name . Names must be lower case, without spaces or full stops, and shorter than 22 characters.
Add a purpose to let others know what the channel is about. Add others to the channel: click the Search by name field to scroll a list of members or start typing a name. Or you can add members later on .
Once you’re ready, click Create channel .
Swipe to the right to open the channel list. Tap the plus icon next to CHANNELS in the left sidebar. Tap Create in the top right. Use the toggle make the channel public or private. Enter a channel name . Names must be lower case, without spaces or full stops, and shorter than 22 characters. Add a purpose to let others know what the channel is about.Tap Create to finish.
Swipe to the right to open the channel list. Tap the plus icon next to the CHANNELS header. Tap the plus icon in the bottom right corner.
Use the toggle make the channel public or private.
Enter a channel name. Names must be lower case, without spaces or full stops, and shorter than 22 characters. Add a purpose to let others know what the channel is about.Tap Create to finish.
Tap the Menu icon in the top right to open the channel list.
Scroll down to the Channels header and tap the plus icon .
Tap Add new channel .
Use the toggle make the channel public or private.
Enter a channel name . Names must be lower case, without spaces or full stops, and shorter than 22 characters. Add a purpose to let others know what the channel is about.Tap Create to finish.
Note: Every channel must have a unique name. If a name is aready taken, Slack will let you know.
Some words in Slack are reserved and can’t be used as channel names. See the list, by language, below.
English: archive, archived, archives, all, channel, channels, create, delete, deleted-channel, edit, everyone, general, group, groups, here, me, ms, slack, slackbot, today, you
French: chaîne/chaine, général/general, groupe, ici, moi, tous
German: alle, allgemein, Channel/channel, hier, Gruppe/gruppe, mir
Japanese: チャンネル, ここ, 全員, 自分, グループ, general
Spanish: aquí, canal, general, grupo, mí, todos
Who can use this feature?
Members and sometimes guests (default)
Free , Standard , Plus and Enterprise Grid subscriptions
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