

While some of these guests may have multiple functions they need to perform, not every member you invite to your workspace will need access to every company channel.

You may set a time limit for the guests to allow them to stay in a channel by selecting Set a time limit and using the drop-down menu to determine a period of time. Under Invite to channel, choose the proper channels the guests are being invited to.If you want to add multiple guests at once, click Add many at once and copy and paste the email addresses into the textbox.Enter the email address of your intended guest(s).Choose between multi- and single-channel guests.Select Invite people to (your workspace name) from the pop-up menu.On the desktop, click on the workspace name in the upper right-hand corner of your sidebar.You can invite guests to your workspace through the domain menu on the upper left-hand side of your toolbar: Figure 5.1 - Workspace domain menuįollow these steps to learn how to invite a guest to a workspace: Note that guest accounts are only available on paid plans. These guests may be someone who feels like a member of your organization or who serves a direct purpose for your organization but only requires limited access to Slack.

But there comes a time when your company will have a want or need to invite others into this space. The channels in your workspace are a place for you and your team members to collaborate and communicate with one another. In this excerpt from Chapter 5 of Supercharge Your Slack Productivity, Markovich explains the business case for extending Slack outside the company, the benefits of using Slack Connect and how to invite external users to Slack for shared workspaces and integrated workflows. It examines the pros and cons of Slack for team collaboration and provides tutorials on Slack capabilities, including app integrations, workflow automation and bot development. The book Supercharge Your Slack Productivity by Moshe Markovich and published by Packt Publishing, takes an in-depth look at the software to ensure beginners and expert users make the most of their Slack deployment.
