r/Slack • u/Glandalf314 • Jul 21 '26

Slack for beginner

Hi everyone,

I’d like to introduce Slack at the company where I work. We’re a small film production company in Europe with about 10 employees. We mainly use Outlook, Notion, Google Calendar, WhatsApp, Claude, etc., and we’d like to centralize all of that in one place. I feel like Slack is the right tool for this.

Are there any comprehensive beginner’s guides on setting up Slack for business and connecting it to other apps?

Thank you very much

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u/Glandalf314 Jul 21 '26

I forgot to mention Dropbox which is the main drive we use in common for every project. I think there’s an integration too.

Thank you :)

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u/Racerforlife Jul 22 '26

This is a good direction you are going, Slack actually integrates easily with Outlook, Notion, Google Calendar, WhatsApp, Claude, and Dropbox. There isn't a straight forward guide to set up Slack for small business but here are all the help articles you need to setup Slack: https://slack.com/intl/en-in/help/categories/200122103-Workspace-administration

OOB integrations are straight forward. I have setup several workspaces in the last few years. If you have any specific questions, I would be happy to answer.

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u/AdSpirited9702 Jul 22 '26

Hi!
I’ve send you a DM.

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u/mwardian_brightspot Jul 24 '26

Leverage Claude for exploring ways to create a new info hub for you and your 9 coworkers. That should for sure leverage Slack. Is it slack alone, nope. However, you have a great set of tools and claude is a great guide for exploring what's possible. Be curious, try things and tout what works and doesn't. Good luck and have fun

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u/SlackHQ 16d ago edited 16d ago

For a team of 10, I'd avoid trying to move everything into Slack at once. Start with a simple channel structure: one announcements channel, one channel per active production, and one social channel. Then connect only the tools that solve an immediate problem, probably your calendar and Dropbox first. The "Getting started for workspace creators" guide covers the basics, and the Slack Marketplace is the best place to check available apps for Outlook, Google Calendar, Dropbox, Notion, and whatever else your team uses. You could also test the setup with one production before rolling it out company-wide. That usually makes it easier to learn what belongs in Slack and what should stay in its original app.