User groups make it easy to get the attention of many members at once. When you use a group's unique display name — like @accounts, for example — everyone in that group will be notified. User groups can be used to automatically add group members to channels too: simply add a list of default channels when creating the group or invite the group's display name.  

Note: Notifications for user groups work the same way as regular @mentions. For more detail, visit Mention a member. 

Create a user group

On desktop, here's how to create a user group:

Note: Guests don't have full access to all channels in your workspace, so they can’t be added to User Groups.

Tip: You can use the invite slash command to add an entire group to a channel. Give it a try — like /invite @accounts.

Edit a user group

On desktop, here are the steps to edit a user group: 

Remember: If you don’t see the option to create or edit user groups, an administrator has limited this feature to Workspace Owners and Admins only.

Browse user groups and view members

From desktop, you can find a full list of user groups and view their members: