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Pickcel’s Slack allows you to show content from your Slack account and a channel where you are a member.
Use cases:
  • Sales and support teams can display live updates from a dedicated channel to keep the whole floor in sync.
  • Offices and remote-first teams can surface announcements, reminders, and shoutouts on a shared screen without anyone having to check Slack.
1

Search for App for Slack

Log in to your Pickcel account. Go to the Apps module and search for Slack.
Search for App for Slack in the App Store
Click the App for Slack card, then click Create App in the app details panel.
App for Slack details with Create App button
2

Authenticate with Slack

Click Add to Slack to authenticate.
Slack app setup form with Please authenticate to proceed and the Add to Slack button
3

Enter workspace Slack URL

Enter your workspace’s Slack URL here.
Enter Slack URL
4

Sign in to Slack account

Sign in to your Slack account. You can use Google login or Apple login/ enter your email id and password directly and login.
Sign in to Slack
5

Click Allow to access workspace

Click on Allow to access your workspace.
Click Allow
6

Configure app settings

Enter the App name, select the Slack channel and No. of Posts to be shown and enter the slide duration.
Configure app settings
7

Add Digital Signage bot in Slack

Once we authenticate and select the channel from the drop down, we have to open Slack app and check if Digital Signage bot has been added. If not, we can add it by clicking on Apps and Search for Digital Signage. Click on Digital Signage.
Add Digital Signage bot
If added it will be seen under your apps section.
Bot added
8

Invite bot to channel

We must invite this bot to the channel that we want to show in screen with a command: /invite @Digital Signage
Invite bot command
It will get added and show a message like this.
Bot added confirmation
9

Create app in Pickcel

Now go back to the Slack app and click on Create app.
Click Create app
Your app will be created and look like this on screen.
Slack app preview

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What’s Next?

The app is saved to your Media library under the name you gave it. Add it to a composition, then schedule and publish it to your screens like any other content.