The Slack Add-In for Outlook helps you move conversations along by bringing context from an email into a Slack channel or direct message. You can choose to add a message and include attachments along with the email as well.

When to send email into Slack:

Email chain getting too noisy? Send it into Slack where you can discuss quickly and move forward.

Have an idea you want to share with your team? Send it along to a relevant channel with a note about your insights.

Need to coordinate a response to a customer question? Flag your teammates in Slack and use the email content to set context.

How the Add-In works:

Start by installing the Slack for Outlook Add-In.

Open any email and click on the slack icon on the right hand side of your inbox.

Connect your Slack account to Outlook.

Choose the channel or person you’d like to forward the email to inside of Slack.

Add a message and include attachments if you’d like.

Voilà! The email is forwarded into Slack where anyone in the channel or direct message. you shared it to can see the email content and open attachments.

Compatibility:

Slack for Outlook works with most versions of Outlook that allow add-ins for Office: Outlook Web App and Office 2016 for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

You must have a Slack account and an Office 365 Commercial subscription to use this add-in. On-premises Exchange Server is not supported.

If you do not have a Slack account you can create one for free at www.slack.com.

Additional Information:

Slack is a collaboration hub for work, no matter what work you do. It’s a place where conversations happen, decisions are made, and information is always at your fingertips. With Slack, your team is better connected.