How to Find Unread Slack Messages

This wikiHow teaches you how to open a list of all the chat messages you received but haven't read yet on Slack, using a desktop internet browser.

Steps

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    Open Slack in your internet browser. Open your browser, type slack.com in the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter on your keyboard.
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    Sign in to a workspace. Click the blue Sign in button below the Email address field in the middle of your browser window, and sign in to the workspace you want to check.
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    Click the workspace name on the left panel. The name of your current workspace is listed at the top of the left navigation panel in the upper-left corner of your screen. Clicking will open a drop-down menu.
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    Click Preferences on the menu. It will open your workspace preferences on a new page.
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    Click Sidebar on the navigation panel. This option is located on a menu in the upper-left corner of your preferences page. Your workspace navigation panel will appear on the left-hand side.
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    Click and check the box next to Show All Unreads. You can find this option under the Sidebar heading. A new tab named All Unreads will appear at the top of your workspace navigation panel on the left-hand side.
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    Click the X button. This button is located in the upper-right corner of your preferences. It will quit the preferences page, and go back to your workspace.
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    Click the All Unreads tab on the left panel. You can find this button next to three horizontal lines at the top of your left navigation panel. It will open a list of all your unread chat messages, including all channels and direct messages.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Slack.
2. Sign in to a workspace.
3. Click the workspace name on the top-left.
4. Click Preferences.
5. Check the box next to Show All Unreads.
6. Click "X" and quit Preferences.
7. Click All Unreads on the left panel.

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